Patent ID: 8985569
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A document-sheet conveyance device comprising: a reader configured to read a document-sheet passing through on a contact glass plate; a white plate configured to be placed opposite to the contact glass plate; a first conveyance roller and a first driven roller placed upstream of the reader in a sheet conveying direction, and configured to nip and convey the document-sheet to the reader; a second conveyance roller and a second driven roller placed downstream of the reader in the sheet conveying direction, and configured to nip and convey the document-sheet having been read by the reader to a subsequent stage; a holding member configured to hold rotatably the first and second driven roller; and a spacer configured to support the holding member and include one or more of support planes different in height; wherein a support plane selected from among the one or more support planes of the spacer in accordance with a thickness of the document-sheet is moved manually to support the holding member, and the white plate is configured to lift upward from the contact glass plate by a forehead of the sheet passing through the contact glass plate.