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Contact type image sensor, producing method of the same, and information processing apparatus

US5489995A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 1994
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/03175
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A contact type image sensor, which includes a transparent member which can contact an original to be read, a light source for radiating light onto the original via the transparent member, a sensor for receiving light reflected by the original, an imaging element for imaging the reflected light on a light-receiving portion of the sensor, and a support unit for supporting the sensor, the imaging element, the transparent member, and the light source. The imaging element and the light source are supported by the transparent member and the support unit.

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