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Document reader
Assignee: Kyocera Mita Industrial Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-06-21
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Granted: 1992-08-25
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Expires: 2009-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A document reader in which means for feeding in/out feeds a document into the fixed reading position and feeds it out from there, a reading unit reads the document by scanning, and means for scanning/returning makes the reading unit scan along the document and makes it return to its home position.
Inventors
- 👤 Syuji Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:39
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/522; G03B27/525; G03B27/526
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A document reader, wherein means for feeding in/out a document to/from a fixed reading position, a reading unit which reads the document by scanning the document, and means for scanning/returning which makes said reading unit scan along the document and makes it return to its home position are provided, characterized by comprising: a first means for switching a returning speed of said reading unit to a first speed on re-scanning said same document and a second means for switching a returning speed of said reading units to a second speed when said means for feeding in/out a document is actuated during return of said reading unit, said second speed being substantially slower than said first speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A document reader, wherein means for feeding in/out a document to/from a fixed reading position, a reading unit which reads the document by scanning the document, and means for scanning/returning which makes said reading unit scan along the document and makes it return to its home position are provided, characterized by comprising: a first means for switching a returning speed of said reading unit to a first speed on re-scanning said same document and a second means for switching a returning speed of said reading units to a second speed when said means for feeding in/out a document is actuated during return of said reading unit, said second speed being substantially slower than said first speed.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4731657A
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