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- Patent Title: Image reading device, method of adjusting distance between document and light receiving sensor in the device, and distance adjustment program
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Application No.: US15621112Application Date: 2017-06-13
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Publication No.: US10250773B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Hiroyuki Suzuki
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Chiyodao-ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chiyodao-ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
- Priority: JP2016-134226 20160706
- Main IPC: H04N1/053
- IPC: H04N1/053 ; H04N1/00 ; H04N1/024 ; H04N1/04 ; H04N1/047 ; H04N1/10

Abstract:
An image reading device includes: light receiving sensors configured to read an image of a document conveyed in a sub-scanning direction and be arranged with an interval in a main scanning direction; one pair of document conveying rollers configured to be provided in front and back of the light receiving sensors in a document conveying direction; a detection unit configured to detect an image overlap amount in an image overlap area and/or an image missing amount in an image missing area; an adjustment amount determination unit configured to determine an adjustment amount for adjusting a distance between the document and the light receiving sensors based on the image overlap amount and/or image missing amount detected; and a drive unit configured to adjust a distance between the document and the light receiving sensors by displacing one of the document conveying rollers and light receiving sensors according to the adjustment amount.
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