Patents Examined by Chi Lam
  • Image reading device
    Patent number: 5206745
    Abstract: An image reading device comprising a device body and an image sensor unit located near the bottom of the body and facing the path through which original documents are transported. The image sensor unit is retained by a retaining member rotatably mounted on a rotary fulcrum shaft located near the bottom of the body. Turning the retaining member around the shaft causes the image sensor unit to extend out of the device and be exposed to perform maintenance thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Toshihiro Kumano, Yuji Ishii, Shiro Takamizawa, Masanori Sato