Image reading device and image forming apparatus having the same
US8619345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0458
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading device and an image forming apparatus having the same that can increase a scan quality by mounting positions of units to read information recorded on a document and a mounting structure of a light shielding member. The image reading device may include a first reading unit to read image information recorded on a first surface of a document, a second reading unit disposed at a predetermined distance from the first reading unit along a document feeding direction to read image information recorded on a second surface of the document, and at least one light shielding member mounted between the first reading unit and the second reading unit along the document feeding direction. The light shielding member, which may include a document guide portion, may extend in a direction different from the document feeding direction such that one end portion is located in a document feeding path.
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