Image forming apparatus
US-9525800-B2 · Dec 20, 2016 · US
Image reading device, image forming apparatus, and image reading method
US9319554B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9319554-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514690650-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | May 22, 2014 |
| Publication date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
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An image reading device includes: a moving body that moves to convey at least any of a light source that irradiates a document, a reflecting member that reflects reflected light from the document, and a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion on the reflected light; a driving unit that drives the moving body such that the moving body moves from a stop position to a target stop position in a sub-scanning direction; a detecting unit that is arranged at a position away from the target stop position in the sub-scanning direction, and detects arrival of the moving body; and a control unit that controls the driving unit such that the driving unit is switched from a state of being driven in a synchronizing operation region to a state of being driven in a self-starting region before the detecting unit detects arrival of the moving body.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image reading device that performs photoelectric conversion on reflected light from a document to read the document, the image reading device comprising: a moving body configured to move to convey at least one of a light source that irradiates the document, a reflecting member that reflects the reflected light, and a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion on the reflected light; a driver configured to drive the moving bo…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9319554B2 cover?
- An image reading device includes: a moving body that moves to convey at least any of a light source that irradiates a document, a reflecting member that reflects reflected light from the document, and a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion on the reflected light; a driving unit that drives the moving body such that the moving body moves from a stop position to…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Etoh Kohya, Kishi Masafumi, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/1039. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 19 2016 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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