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Color image reader for use in image forming apparatus

US6747766B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 2000
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/486
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A color image reader according to the present invention has a reading object holder which is plate shape and which can transmit light and holds the subject to be read, a lighting device for illuminating the subject to be read on the reading object holder a reducing lens for providing convergence to the image light from the reading object, a 3-line CCD sensor for receiving the image light with convergence given by the reducing lens and outputting three electrical signals corresponding to the image light, and a lateral chromatic aberration correction circuit for designating one output signal of the three output signals outputted from the 3-line CCD sensor to the reference, comparing the two remaining output signals with the output signal used for the reference, and providing a predetermined correction to the two remaining output signals, and can suppress generation of image color deviation which depends on the distance between the 3-line CCD sensor and the optical axis of the reducing lens.

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