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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Toshitaka Iwago, Okazaki, JP;
Yoichi Horaguchi, Tajimi, JP;
Ryoichi Matsushima, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic document feeder, which is capable of feeding a document for double-sided reading, includes a document feed path connecting an input tray and an output tray, a bidirectional feed path connected to a connection position of the document feed path, a bypass diverged from a branch position of the document feed path and connected to the connection position, a guide flap that changes a position thereof between a first guide position and a second guide position, and a guide flap that changes a position thereof between a third guide position and a fourth guide position.