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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Kenji Sawada, Toyokawa, JP;
Masahiko Tanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Yukinobu Iguchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Akihiro Nishida, Shinshiro, JP;
Kenji Sawada, Toyokawa, JP;
Masahiko Tanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Yukinobu Iguchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Akihiro Nishida, Shinshiro, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologiges, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A box for an image reading apparatus, the box comprising a box body and a reinforcing member, the box body comprising a rectangular frame and a base plate fixed to the rectangular frame, and the reinforcing member being attached to the box body. The reinforcing member has a downwardly drawn area, upwardly drawn areas which are adjacent to the downwardly drawn area on front side and rear side for placing a reading block without interfering with the movement of an original document scanning unit and a cutout portion for disposing at least an image processing unit formed from the downwardly drawn area to end-of-scan side in the subscanning direction of the box body. An image reading apparatus having reduced thickness is provided by employing this box. An image forming apparatus in which height position of the image reading apparatus is set to such a height position that allows easy operation is provided.