Image read device and copier
US8599450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image read device is provided, which conveys an original while performing reading of an image of the original at a read position on a transparent member by a read unit fixed, the image read device including: a moving unit that moves the transparent member back and forth in an original conveying direction; a control unit that conveys the original and moves the transparent member by using the moving unit while causing the reading of the image to be performed at the read position; and a determining unit that, when an event causing interruption of original conveyance occurs, stops the transparent member and determines whether a control of returning the transparent member to a home position is to be performed or not in accordance with a stopped position of the original in an original conveying path.
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