Document reading apparatus and image forming apparatus including hinge mechanism that supports a document conveyance unit

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PATENT NO 12155800
APP PUB NO 20240015254A1
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18346928

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A document reading apparatus includes an image reading unit, a document conveyance unit, and a hinge mechanism. The document conveyance unit includes a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion. The document conveyance unit includes a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion. The hinge mechanism includes a first member, a first shaft, a second member, a second shaft, a third member, a third shaft, a fourth member, a first urging portion, a second urging portion. The fourth member has a first pair of side plates supported by the third shaft. The second spring is disposed outside the first pair of side plates in an axial direction of the third shaft.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 1468501 ?1468501

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Miyakawa, Riki Chiba, JP 2 0

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