Image reading apparatus and image reading system
US6556317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/484
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image sensor which has a photoelectric conversion element group, an illumination device having light sources of at least three emission colors R, G, and B, an imaging lens, and the like, moire noise in a color output image is eliminated, the original reading time is shortened, and a cost reduction is attained. For this purpose, a sensor array including a linear array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a lens array for imaging an original image on the sensor array, an illumination device using LEDs having emission colors R, G, and B, and a cover glass are supported by and fixed to a frame. The conjugate length of the lens array is set to fall within the range between the R and G emission wavelengths. An original pressed against the cover glass is illuminated by the illumination device, and light reflected by the original is converted into electrical signals by the sensor array, thereby reading the original image.
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