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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicants:
Katsuro Miura, Toyota, JP;
Yoshinori Osakabe, Seto, JP;
Muneaki Takahata, Toyoake, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/195 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/0057 (2013.01); H04N 1/00618 (2013.01); H04N 1/12 (2013.01); H04N 1/195 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reader includes a discharge cover disposed on a side of the image reader, the discharge cover forming part of a side surface when closed and forming a discharge port when opened. Undesired illumination from light entering the image reader through the discharge port is suppressed from impinging on a contact image sensor.