Image capturing apparatus, medium type determining apparatus, and image forming apparatus
US-2015162372-A1 · Jun 11, 2015 · US
Imaging device, image forming apparatus, and contamination inspection method
US9367013B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9367013-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514789015-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
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An imaging device includes: a housing having an opening in a surface thereof facing a subject; a light source that irradiates the subject with light; a two-dimensional image sensor that captures, from inside of the housing through the opening; an image of the subject illuminated by the light source; an optical member that is disposed between the two-dimensional image sensor and the opening and that transmits light reflected off the subject; and a contamination inspection member that is disposed between the opening and the optical member and that causes inspection light for inspecting contamination on the optical member to be incident upon the two-dimensional image sensor via the optical member.
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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging device comprising: a housing having an opening in a surface thereof facing a subject; a light source that irradiates the subject with light; a two-dimensional image sensor that captures, from inside of the housing through the opening, an image of the subject illuminated by the light source; an optical member that is disposed between the two-dimensional image sensor and the opening, that protects the inside of the housing from outside, and th…
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- What does patent US9367013B2 cover?
- An imaging device includes: a housing having an opening in a surface thereof facing a subject; a light source that irradiates the subject with light; a two-dimensional image sensor that captures, from inside of the housing through the opening; an image of the subject illuminated by the light source; an optical member that is disposed between the two-dimensional image sensor and the opening and …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Morita Kenji, Satoh Nobuyuki, Yorimoto Mamoru, and 6 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/55. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 14 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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