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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Tetsuya Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Ishibashi, Hino, JP;
Daijirou Nagasaki, Kamakura, JP;
Tetsuhiro Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Shigeyuki Sugiyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Haruyuki Yanagi, Machida, JP;
Takeji Niikura, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Ishibashi, Hino, JP;
Daijirou Nagasaki, Kamakura, JP;
Tetsuhiro Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Shigeyuki Sugiyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Haruyuki Yanagi, Machida, JP;
Takeji Niikura, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a printing unit which is disposed in a housing and configured to form an image on a sheet, an lid attached to the housing by a hinge mechanism, and a camera which is attached to the lid and configured to read an image on a document while the lid is open, wherein the sheet having the image formed by the printing unit is discharged on the lid, and when the lid is opened, the camera can read the document which is placed at a reading position below the camera.