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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Ryuji Nogami, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryuji Nogami, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus configured to read a document positioned on a document positioning plate includes an apparatus body, the document positioning plate mounted on the apparatus body, a document cover configured to press the document against the document positioning plate, a hinge member attached to the document cover and rotatably attached to the apparatus body, and a switch member engaging with the hinge member and configured to restrict a rotation angle of the hinge member. The switch member is located on a same side as a side of the document positioning plate of the apparatus body and is configured to restrict, at a first position thereof, the rotation angle to a first open angle and to release, at a second position thereof, the rotation angle from being restricted to the first open angle.