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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Naoyuki Iwata, Gifu, JP;
Takeshi Takami, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Naoyuki Iwata, Gifu, JP;
Takeshi Takami, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus is provided. The image reading apparatus includes a main unit and a conveyer unit swingably coupled to the main unit via a hinge. The conveyer unit includes a lower cover with an opening, which extends orthogonally to a swing axis of the conveyer unit, and an attachable member. The attachable member includes a main part and an auxiliary part and is fixed to the lower cover by the main part and to a rotatable fixing section of the hinge by the auxiliary part.