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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Hidenobu Mandai, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Kikutani, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhisa Yoneda, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Shigenori Morimoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasushi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiya Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Mandai, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Kikutani, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhisa Yoneda, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Shigenori Morimoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasushi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiya Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device includes an image reading section, a frame, and an operating unit. The image reading section is configured to obtain image data by reading an image carried on a document. The frame supports the image reading section. The operating unit has an operating section including a plurality of input keys adapted to receive an input operation for controlling the image reading section, and an operating unit body supporting the operating section for displacement between a drawn-out position in which the input keys are exposed to outside and a housed position in which the input keys are housed inside. The operating unit is supported by the frame.