Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
US7545544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/044
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an image reading apparatus including: a document feeding unit that feeds a document along a feeding path; a read-out sensor that reads out an image from the document fed by the document feeding unit without stopping the feed; a control unit that causes the read-out sensor to stay on standby in a predetermined retracted position at a distance from the feeding path when it is not necessary to read out the image of the document, and causes the read-out sensor, when it is necessary to read out the image of the document, to move to a predetermined document reading position and to read out the image from the fed document; and an output unit that outputs the image data read out by the read-out sensor.
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