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Image reading device

US9578204B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2015
Grant dateFeb 21, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/4076
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control unit performs a reading operation in a first mode in which a document on a document stand is read by moving a carriage which includes a reading portion, and in a second mode in which a document which is transported by a document transport unit is read using the carriage which is located at a reading position. The device includes a first white reference plate which is arranged in a first white reference reading position which is a standby position in the first mode, and a second white reference plate which is arranged on a side opposite to the first white reference plate by interposing a reading position in the second mode therebetween in the sub-scanning direction.

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