Image reading apparatus
US11714339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/19619
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a placement board, a camera that captures an image of a subject placed on the placement board, a first holding member to which the camera is fixed, a second holding member that is fixed to the placement board, and a fixing portion that fixes the first holding member to the second holding member, wherein a sliding surface along a spherical surface is formed on one of the first holding member and the second holding member, three contact points disposed at three different positions respectively are formed on the other one of the first holding member and the second holding member, the first holding member is rotatably supported about three axes by the second holding member as a result of the three contact points coming into contact with the sliding surface, and the camera is disposed inside the spherical surface.
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