Image reading apparatus
US-9225867-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Image reader
US8953232B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8953232-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414164671-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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An image reader includes a moving portion, a transparent plate, a reference member, and a detecting portion. The reference member that is provided in at least one of a position that is not the manuscript contact surface in the first scanning direction and a position that is further to a side in a first direction from the transparent plate than the manuscript contact surface. The detecting portion is supported by the moving portion and includes a plurality of detecting elements, in the second scanning direction, detecting reflected light of light irradiated from a light source. A height position of the detecting portion when the reference member is on the side in the first direction is further to the side in the first direction than a height position of the detecting portion when the manuscript contact surface is on the side in the first direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image reader comprising: a moving portion that is configured to move in a first scanning direction; a transparent plate that has a facing surface and an opposite surface that is a surface on an opposite side to the facing surface and of which at least a part is a manuscript contact surface, the manuscript contact surface being a surface that comes into contact with a manuscript that is a reading target; a reference member that is provided in at least…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04N1/1017Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8953232B2 cover?
- An image reader includes a moving portion, a transparent plate, a reference member, and a detecting portion. The reference member that is provided in at least one of a position that is not the manuscript contact surface in the first scanning direction and a position that is further to a side in a first direction from the transparent plate than the manuscript contact surface. The detecting porti…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/1017. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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