Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus
First Claim
1. A sheet feeding apparatus disposed on an image reading apparatus to open and close an upper surface of said image reading apparatus, comprising:
- a transport member for transporting a sheet to an image reading position;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting the transport member and including a sheet stack unit to store sheets;
a hinge member attached to said support frame for opening and closing the support frame relative to the image reading apparatus;
a motor mounting member for supporting a motor driving the transport member, said motor mounting member being attached to the support frame between the hinge member and the transport member as a reinforcement of the support frame;
a first connecting member connected to the hinge member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same; and
a second connecting member connected to the transport member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same.
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Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a transport unit to transport a sheet to an image reading position, and a support frame having a sheet stacker unit to store sheets, which are made of a plastic, and a hinge member is attached to the support frame for opening and closing the support frame. A motor mounting member for supporting a motor to provide a driving force to a transport member of the transport unit is attached to the support frame between the hinge member and the transport unit as a frame reinforcement. Also, the hinge member, motor mounting member and transport unit are fixed by a connecting member, and motors are arrange on both sides of the hinge member. The structure prevents deformation of a sheet feeding apparatus with a plastic frame and improves reading accuracy while being compact and lightweight.
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16 Claims
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1. A sheet feeding apparatus disposed on an image reading apparatus to open and close an upper surface of said image reading apparatus, comprising:
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a transport member for transporting a sheet to an image reading position;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting the transport member and including a sheet stack unit to store sheets;
a hinge member attached to said support frame for opening and closing the support frame relative to the image reading apparatus;
a motor mounting member for supporting a motor driving the transport member, said motor mounting member being attached to the support frame between the hinge member and the transport member as a reinforcement of the support frame;
a first connecting member connected to the hinge member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same; and
a second connecting member connected to the transport member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A sheet feeding apparatus disposed on an image reading apparatus to open and close an upper surface of said image reading apparatus, comprising:
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a transport member for transporting a sheet to a first reading region on the image reading apparatus;
a sheet pressing plate disposed adjacent to the first reading region to press a sheet on a second reading region on the image reading apparatus;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting the transport member and the sheet pressing plate;
a motor mounting member for supporting a motor to drive the transport member;
a first hinge member attached to the support frame at a transport member side so that said motor mounting member is attached to the support frame between the first hinge member and the transport member as a reinforcement a second hinge member attached to the support frame at a pressing plate side;
an elastic member attached to the first hinge member and having an elastic force higher than that of an elastic member of the second hinge member; and
a connecting member for connecting the first hinge member and the motor mounting member on the support frame.
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5. A sheet feeding apparatus, comprising:
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a transport member for transporting a sheet to an image reading position;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting the transport member and including a sheet stacker to store sheets;
hinge members attached to the support frame at a transport member side and a sheet stacker side to be spaced apart from each other to open and close the support frame relative to a main apparatus;
a first motor between said hinge members at the transport member side and the sheet stacker side to drive the transport member for transporting the sheet to a predetermined position;
a second motor for transporting the sheet from the predetermined position; and
a motor mounting member for supporting the first motor and the second motor, said motor mounting member being attached to the frame as a reinforcement for the frame, said first and second motors being arranged on two sides of the hinge member at the transport member side. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An image reading apparatus, comprising:
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image reading means for reading images on a sheet; and
a sheet feeding apparatus disposed to open and close an upper surface of the image reading apparatus, said sheet feeding apparatus including;
a transport member for transporting the sheet to an image reading position of reading means;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting said transport member and including a sheet stack unit to store the sheets;
a hinge member attached to said support frame for opening and closing the support frame relative to the sheet feeding apparatus;
a motor mounting member for supporting a motor driving the transport member, said motor mounting member being attached to the support frame between the hinge member and the transport member as reinforcement;
a first connecting member connected to the hinge member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same; and
a second connecting member connected to the transport member and the motor mounting member for connecting the same. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A sheet feeding apparatus disposed on an image reading apparatus to open and close an upper surface of said image reading apparatus, comprising:
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a transport member for transporting a sheet to an image reading position;
a support frame made of a plastic for supporting the transport member and including a sheet stack unit to store sheets;
a hinge member attached to said support frame for opening and closing the support frame relative to the image reading apparatus;
a motor mounting member for supporting a motor driving the transport member and a transport unit mounting member for supporting the transport member, said motor mounting member and said transport unit mounting member being joined together to form an angle member with a rectangular shape and attached to the support frame as a reinforcement of the support frame; and
a connecting member connected to the hinge member and a middle portion of the angle member facing the hinge member for connecting the hinge member and the angle member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification