Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image reading apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 图像读取装置
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Application No.: US13930790Application Date: 2013-06-28
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Publication No.: US08970929B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Takaaki Mukai , Yoshiki Yano , Tatsuya Sato
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken
- Agency: Merchant & Gould PC
- Priority: JP2012-196769 20120907
- Main IPC: H04N1/04
- IPC: H04N1/04 ; G06F15/00 ; A47B81/00 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
An image reading apparatus includes a housing, a tray, a conveyer, an image reader, a position detector, and a controller. The housing has a first introduction opening, a first discharge opening, a second introduction opening, and a second discharge opening. The tray is configured to connect to the housing movably between an open position and a close position relative to the housing. The tray is configured to cover the first introduction opening and to expose the second introduction opening and the second discharge opening at the close position. The conveyer is configured to convey the second medium from the second introduction opening to the second discharge opening. The conveyer is provided in the housing. The controller is configured to drive the conveyer when the tray is located at the close position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140071503A1 IMAGE READING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-03-13
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