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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Shigemichi Hamano, Abiko, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Akiko Kanno, Kashiwa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Toride, JP;
Satoshi Seki, Toride, JP;
Shigemichi Hamano, Abiko, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Akiko Kanno, Kashiwa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Toride, JP;
Satoshi Seki, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A document feeding apparatus includes a document tray configured to receive a document placed thereon and to move up and down, a start key configured to issue a command to start a process accompanied by a document feeding of the feeding unit, and an operation key configured to be used to set a condition for the process. The document feeding apparatus is operable in a first mode or second mode, wherein the first mode the document tray is raised in response to an operation of the start key and in the second mode, the document tray is raised in response to an operation of the operation key.