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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Naohiro Iwata, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Terashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Nagahara, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Morinaga, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Tomoda, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Naohiro Iwata, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Terashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Nagahara, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Morinaga, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Tomoda, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading and recording apparatus has: a carriage for mounting a recording head; a reading unit which reads an original document; a conveying roller arranged on a conveying path which is used in common for recording paper and the original; and a platen arranged so as to face the recording head. The reading unit is movable between a reading position on an upper side of the conveying path and a retracting position on a lower side of the conveying path. The platen can relatively and independently move for the reading unit.