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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshikazu Nagai, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00795 (2013.01); H04N 1/00551 (2013.01); H04N 1/00588 (2013.01); H04N 1/00615 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a pressing member having a pressing portion that is configured to move to a pressing position at an upper portion of a mounting area and to a retracting position away from the upper portion of the mounting area, independently from an edge guide, and presses a sheet.