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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Atsushi Fukumura, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Fukumura, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image scanning device, an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) frame accommodating an ADF is provided openable and closable on an upper surface of a device main body via a hinge member. In the hinge member, a frame supporting part fixed on one end part of the ADF frame and a base part fixed on the device main body are mounted in a manner capable of being swung. A rear side edge of the ADF frame is supported by the frame supporting part of the hinge member. The ADF frame is provided openable and closable so as to expose a bottom surface of the ADF frame to a front side.