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Image reading apparatus

US6295141A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 1998
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/03166
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus having a light guide unit with a light source for applying light to an image reading surface, and a board provided with a photoelectrical conversion element for photoelectrically converting light reflected from the image reading surface into an electrical signal, wherein the light guide unit is supported by the board by making the light guide unit in contact with the board.

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