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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Hirofumi Suzuki, Kiyosu, JP;
Inventor:
Hirofumi Suzuki, Kiyosu, JP;
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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00729 (2013.01); H04N 1/00588 (2013.01); H04N 1/00594 (2013.01); H04N 1/00615 (2013.01); H04N 1/00602 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus may include multiple detection portions including a first detection portion and a second detection portion. The first detection portion and the second detection portion may be configured to distinguishably detect the insertion of media from one of a first opening and a second opening. In one example, the first detection portion may be disposed along a first conveyance path corresponding to the first opening while the second detection portion may be disposed along a second conveyance path corresponding to the second opening.