Patent ID: 9473664
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image scanner, comprising: a single transparent plate; a dividing member disposed on the single transparent plate and dividing the single transparent plate into a first area and a second area by extending in a first direction, the dividing member including a white portion in contact with an upper surface of the single transparent plate; a scanning device configured to scan a first original placed on the first area while moving along the first area, and to scan a second original being conveyed at the second area in a conveying direction while stopping at a position directly below the second area, the conveying direction being perpendicular to the first direction; a conveying device configured to convey the second original being scanned in the conveying direction at the second area; and a guide member disposed downstream of the second area in the conveying direction in which the second original being scanned is conveyed at the second area, the guide member including an inclined portion inclined upward relative to the upper surface of the single transparent plate, the inclined portion being configured to guide the second original scanned by the scanning device in a direction away from the upper surface of the single transparent plate, wherein at least a portion of the white portion of the dividing member is positioned upstream of the guide member in the conveying direction in which the second original being scanned is conveyed at the second area.