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Contact image sensor module and image reading device equipped with the same

US7471428B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2005
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/0467
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A contact image sensor module includes: a first image sensor, having a first light receiving element set aligned in a straight line; a second image sensor, having a second light receiving element set aligned in parallel to the abovementioned first light receiving element set; a first lens unit, forming, on the abovementioned first light receiving element set, a clear image of a first object, which is positioned at a first distance from light receiving surfaces of the abovementioned first light receiving element set; and a second lens unit, forming, on the abovementioned second light receiving element set, a clear image of a second object, which is positioned at a second distance, differing from the above mentioned first distance, from the light receiving surfaces of the abovementioned first light receiving element set.

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