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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Nobutoshi Hamasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Senggyu Cho, Incheon, KR;
Dukhyun Ko, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic document transport device includes a document stacker that is movable between a stacking position and an open position; a document transport path; a document feed member; a document output section; a document output member disposed downstream of an image reading position, the document output member including upper and lower output members; and a shielding member disposed above a document output slot and between the document output member and the document output section, the shielding member including first and second shielding portions, the first shielding portion extending upward and having a lower end disposed above a region in which the upper and lower output members contact each other, the second shielding portion extending downstream from the lower end of the first shielding portion, the shielding member shielding the upper output member from a space between the document stacker and the document output section.