Image reader, and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9686430-B2
Application number	US-201414470122-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2014
Priority date	Mar 25, 2014
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an image reader including a substrate that includes a photoelectric conversion element which is disposed to face an imaging lens, a folded wire that has one end connected to the substrate, and a conductive inclination section that is inclined with respect to an up-down direction of the substrate and grounds a folded portion of the wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reader comprising:
a substrate that includes a photoelectric conversion element which is disposed to face an imaging lens;
a wire that has one end connected to the substrate; and
a conductive inclination section that is inclined with respect to an up-down direction of the substrate and grounds a folded portion of the wire, the folded portion including a circular arc that is in direct contact with the conductive inclination section.

2. The image reader according to claim 1 , wherein
the wire is folded to pass by a lower side of the substrate.

3. The image reader according to claim 2 , wherein
a conductive cover member, that covers the inclination section, the wire, and the substrate, is provided on the outside of the inclination section.

4. The image reader according to claim 3 , wherein
a lower end of the cover member extends up to a lower end of the inclination section.

5. The image reader according to claim 4 , wherein
a portion of a bottom wall of an image reader body, in which the substrate is disposed, is formed to protrude toward a side below the other portion of the bottom wall, and
the lower end of the inclination section and a lower end of the cover member extend toward the side below the other portion of the bottom wall.

6. The image reader according to claim 3 , wherein
a portion of a bottom wall of an image reader body, in which the substrate is disposed, is formed to protrude toward a side below the other portion of the bottom wall, and
a lower end of the inclination section and a lower end of the cover member extend toward the side below the other portion of the bottom wall.

7. The image reader according to claim 1 , wherein
a CCD type where the substrate, on which the photoelectric conversion element is disposed, is fixed is applied.

8. The image reader according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate and the one end of the wire are immovable.

9. An image reader comprising:
a substrate that includes a photoelectric conversion element which is disposed to face an imaging lens;
a wire that has one end connected to the substrate; and
a conductive inclination section that is inclined with respect to an up-down direction of the substrate and grounds a folded portion of the wire, wherein
a conductive cover member, that covers the inclination section, the wire, and the substrate, is provided on the outside of the inclination section.

10. The image reader according to claim 9 , wherein
a lower end of the cover member extends up to a lower end of the inclination section.

11. The image reader according to claim 10 , wherein
a portion of a bottom wall of an image reader body, in which the substrate is disposed, is formed to protrude toward a side below the other portion of the bottom wall, and
the lower end of the inclination section and a lower end of the cover member extend toward the side below the other portion of the bottom wall.

12. The image reader according to claim 9 , wherein
a portion of a bottom wall of an image reader body, in which the substrate is disposed, is formed to protrude toward a side below another portion of the bottom wall, and
a lower end of the inclination section and a lower end of the cover member extend toward the side below the other portion of the bottom wall.

13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
the image reader according to claim 12 ; and
a housing section that is formed on an image forming apparatus body to house a protruding bottom wall.

14. An image reader comprising:
a substrate that includes a photoelectric conversion element for reading an original document image;
a folded wire that has one end connected to the substrate; and
a conductive inclination section that is inclined with respect to a vertical direction and is in direct contact with a circular arc that is on a folded portion of the wire.

15. The image reader according to claim 14 , wherein
another end of the wire moves along the original document image, which is stationary, in order to read the original document image, and
the inclination section is provided on the one end of the wire which is immovable.

16. An image reader comprising:
a substrate including a photoelectric conversion element;
a wire having one end connected to the substrate, the wire being pulled around to a lower side from the one end and having a curve-shaped portion that is formed at a lower end; and
a conductive section that protrudes more downward in the lower side than the substrate,
wherein the curve-shaped portion of the wire forms a circular arc, which is in direct contact with the conductive section.

17. The image reader according to claim 16 , wherein
the substrate is arranged in parallel to a vertical direction, and
the conductive section protrudes downward immediately below the substrate.

18. The image reader according to claim 17 , wherein
the curve-shaped portion of the wire is formed lower than the substrate.

19. The image reader according to claim 17 , wherein
the wire is in contact with the conductive section due to a weight of the wire.

20. The image reader according to claim 17 , wherein
an imaging lens is disposed to face the substrate, and
a portion of the conductive section protrudes lower than where the imaging lens is disposed.

21. The image reader according to claim 16 , wherein
the curve-shaped portion of the wire is formed lower than the substrate.

22. The image reader according to claim 16 , wherein
the wire is in contact with the conductive section due to a weight of the wire.

23. The image reader according to claim 16 , wherein
an imaging lens is disposed to face the substrate, and
a portion of the conductive section protrudes lower than where the imaging lens is disposed.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kitamura Tomoaki
• Mikuni Yuichi
• Nishida Youji
• Yokota Shusaku

Classifications

• H04N1/00557 Primary

  Connection or assembly of components or elements (H04N1/00538 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/02409 Primary

  Focusing, i.e. adjusting the focus of the scanning head · CPC title

• H04N1/107

  with manual scanning · CPC title

• H04N1/00 Primary

  Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof · CPC title

• G03B27/50

  with slit or like diaphragm moving over original for progressive exposure (G03B27/34 takes precedence {; projection optics per se G03B27/525}) · CPC title