Image reading apparatus
US9288351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00615
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is an image reading apparatus including a guide plate that is movable between a first position and a second position and guides a medium at one side thereof when disposed at the first position, a retention member that is rotatable about an axis intersecting a direction in which the medium is guided, that has a first side surface and a second side surface which has a curvature greater than a curvature of the first side surface, and that retains plural color samples on the second side surface, a reading unit that reads, at a reading position, an image formed on the medium guided by the guide plate, and a rotating unit that causes the retention member to rotate such that the other side of the guide plate and the first side surface face each other and the plural color samples are moved to the reading position.
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