Original transport and reading apparatus
US8149479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00909
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An original transport and reading apparatus is provided with an original transport portion that transports an original, an original reading portion that reads the original transported by the original transport portion through a reading region of a reading glass, and a control portion that controls the original transport portion. The control portion executes foreign matter removal at the reading region of the reading glass by controlling the original transport portion so as to cause the original to advance in a reverse direction to a transport direction of when the original is being read and causes the original to contact at least the reading region of the reading glass.
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