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- Patent Title: Document illumination apparatus, document reading apparatus and image forming apparatus permitting efficient cooling
- Patent Title (中): 文件照明装置,文件读取装置和允许有效冷却的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US11251940Application Date: 2005-10-18
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Publication No.: US07733543B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Susumu Mikajiri , Hideaki Matsui
- Applicant: Susumu Mikajiri , Hideaki Matsui
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2004-303165 20041018; JP2004-307395 20041021; JP2005-130586 20050427; JP2005-235076 20050812
- Main IPC: H04N1/04
- IPC: H04N1/04

Abstract:
A document illumination apparatus includes a first light source configured to emit light. A first lower reflector is configured to reflect the light emitted from the first light source. A first upper reflector is configured to reflect the light reflected by the first lower reflector to illuminate a document. A first non-reflective area is disposed between the first lower and upper reflectors.
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