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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Applicant:
Masanori Hamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Masanori Hamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A document feeder configured to feed a document in a first direction includes a tray configured to load a document or a set of documents on a loading surface thereof, first and second contact portions disposed to contact the document on the loading surface, and a detecting unit configured detect whether a document is loaded on the loading surface, the detecting unit including an actuator provided between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the actuator projecting upward from the loading surface and being configured to be moved down due to contact with the document on the loading surface.