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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kosuke Takaki, Dazaifu, JP;
Takeshi Nakayama, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 ;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus is activated when continuous documents are stacked on a table so that the table is raised. The table stops being raised when the upper most sheet of the documents contacts a pick-up roller. After the pick-up roller is driven and starts sending out the documents, the documents are transmitted to a discharging outlet after undergoing a readout process. When the document arrives at a given location in the apparatus, the table is lowered so that the continuous documents can avoid being damaged.