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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A conveying guide base is formed integrally with an original base frame. When an original fed by an automatic original feeding apparatus is read, an image reading unit is set to stay at a predetermined reading position and an image of the original is read by the image reading unit under this condition. Also, a detecting unit detects that an original is placed on an original placing unit provided for the automatic original feeding apparatus. Then, if an image reading operation start unit is operated to start an image reading operation, in the case where a detection signal is inputted from the detecting unit, a position control unit performs control so that the image reading unit is moved from a stand-by position to a predetermined reading position before the original is fed by the automatic original feeding apparatus.