Imaging unit and image reading apparatus
US7339150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0418
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first light source is adapted to illuminate a first object with first light. A first sensor includes a first light receiving element adapted to detect the first light by way of the first object. A second sensor includes a second light receiving element adapted to detect a second light which is externally inputted by way of a second object. A transparent member is disposed on at least one of a first optical path extending from the first object to the first sensor through a first lens and a second optical path extending from the second object to the second sensor through a second lens.
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