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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2005
Applicants:

Hidehiro Tabuchi, Osaka, JP;

Toshihide Higashimori, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Hidehiro Tabuchi, Osaka, JP;

Toshihide Higashimori, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The ADFis a device for feeding an original document toward an original document scanning position R, comprising an original document loading unit, paper feeding roller, pressure sensorand lift plate drive unit. The original document loading unitcomprises a lift plateallowing an original document to be loaded and vertically movable in an original document loading direction. The paper feeding rolleris disposed above the lift platedisposed at the lowermost position with an interval therebetween, and is capable of moving upwardly in coordination with a force received from below from the lift plate. The pressure sensoris capable of detecting upward pressure on the paper feeding roller. The lift plate drive unitcauses the lift plateto be lowered upon detection of upward pressure on the paper feeding roller


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