Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Image reader for facsimile machine
 An image reader for facsimile machines etc. includes an image sensor, a platen movable to and from the image sensor and having an end, and a locking mechanism capable of holding the platen in a state pressed against the image sensor. The locking mechanism includes a platen support for rotatably supporting the end of the platen, and a rotatable support supporting the platen support so that the platen is allowed to move to and from the image sensor, the rotatable support disallowing the platen to move to and from the image sensor so that the platen is held in the state pressed against the image sensor, when the platen support is rotatively moved in a predetermined direction. 
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