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Image reading device with protective layers

US5017988A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1990
Grant dateMay 21, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/191
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading device has an entrance window provided in a substrate for receiving the light illuminating an information bearing member bearing information to be read. A photosensor is provided on the substrate for receiving the light that has entered through the entrance window and has been reflected by the information bearing member. Further, a protective layer is formed on the photosensor opposite to the substrate, in order to maintain a constant distance between the information bearing member and the photosensor, and has a multi-layer structure of separate functions, comprising a first layer of a first function at the side of the photosensor, and a second layer of another function different from the first function.

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