Abstract:
In an image reader, an optical scanning unit reads an original image on an original document sheet. In the optical scanning unit, a lighting device is detachably attached to a housing to emit light toward the original document sheet. The housing houses a reading device to read the light reflected by the original document sheet. A shield member is detachably attached to the housing to shield the reading device from the lighting device to form a space for the reading device inside the housing. A slit is provided in the shield member to guide the light reflected by the original document sheet to the space for the reading device. A second positioner is provided on the shield member to engage a first positioner provided in the housing to position the reading device with respect to the lighting device.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading device that measures the amount of specularly reflected light of light that enters a light receiving part, and read the original color or the density of an image more accurately, and others.SOLUTION: An image reading device 100 includes: a light source 110 that emits light to a sheet on which an image is formed; a CCD 141 that receives the light reflected by the sheet; and a reading accuracy measuring unit 120 that has a black reflective surface for measuring the amount of specularly reflected light from the light source 110 among the lights received by the CCD 141.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain reduction in size and high-efficiency light utilization by suppressing generation of an abnormal image caused by a step and suppressing dimensions of a device configuration in a height direction and a width direction. SOLUTION: A reading optical system unit 20 is configured by integrally housing an illumination means 30 for illuminating a document 2, a plurality of reflecting mirrors 23A-23C for reflecting light reflected from the document 2, an imaging lens n21 for reducing and imaging the reflection light, and a photoelectric transducer 22 disposed at an imaging position of the imaging lens 21. The reading optical system unit 20 is moved to read image information of the document. The illumination means 30 has a plurality of light sources 32 arrayed on a substrate 31, a light emitting direction A of the light sources 32 is identical to a direction B toward which a light-receiving plane 22a of the photoelectric transducer 22 is directed, and a document reading position D is set in the vicinity of a terminal part C of the reading optical system unit in this direction. Between the document reading position D and the terminal part C of the reading optical system unit, a reflection member 34A is disposed for reflecting illumination light toward a document surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus detecting scratch and dirt information of a film document without the need for complex structures and complex control in the image reading apparatus. The apparatus can read a transmissive original document and/or a reflective original document. The apparatus includes a first light source that illuminates the transmissive original document, a second light source that illuminates one of the reflective original document and the transmissive original document, an image sensor that generates electronic image data, a detector unit that detects non-image information from the image data, and a correction unit that corrects the image data, based on the non-image information detected by the detector unit.
Abstract:
An image reading imaging optical system for imaging image information on a line sensor and reading the image information has an imaging optical element including a plurality of off-axial reflecting surfaces differing in the direction of incidence and the direction of emergence of a reference axis ray from one another and having curvatures.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of complicating a structure and control of an image reader, due to requiring a means for correcting the optical path length of visible radiation and infrared radiation, for requiring an infrared radiation source, in addition to the visible radiation source for an illuminating unit for a passing document, in an image reader. SOLUTION: This image reader has a first light source positioned on the first side to the document, a second light source position on the inverse second side of the first side to the document, a data acquiring means for acquiring electronic image data by receiving the light passed through the document by being irradiated from the first light source and the light reflected by the document by being irradiated from the second light source, a detecting means for detecting non-image information formed on the document from image data acquired by the data acquiring means on the basis of the light reflected by the document, and a correcting means for correcting the image data acquired by the data acquiring means on the basis of the light passed through the document on the basis of the non-image information detected by the detecting means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device capable of performing adjustment of an imaging position while suppressing decrease in resolution, an image reading device, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: An imaging device such as an imaging unit 110 includes: imaging means such as an image sensor 404 that receives light that arrives from an imaging object such as a document, and takes an image of an imaging area; an image forming lens unit 403 that includes a plurality of lenses for forming the light which arrives from the imaging object into an image on the imaging means; and a reflection mirror 402 that guides the light which arrives from the imaging object to the image forming lens unit 403. The imaging device further includes a plurality of sets of adjustment means (mirror holding member 501, and attachment hole 406a on one side and attachment hole 406b on the other side of frame 406) for changing an attitude of the reflection mirror 402 relative to a device body to perform adjustment of an imaging position (reading position).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image sensor module capable of attaining thinning while avoiding the improper deterioration of rigidity.SOLUTION: An image sensor module 101 includes: a light source unit 200 for emitting linear light extending long in a main scan direction toward a reading object; a lens unit 400 that has an incident surface 401 and an emission surface 402 that face in mutually opposite directions and where light from the reading object is taken in from the incident surface 401 and emitted from the emission surface 402; a sensor IC 500 for receiving light emitted from the emission surface 402; a case 700 for holding the light source unit 200 and the lens unit 400; and a support member 300 for supporting the lens unit 400 to arrange the incident surface 401 at a farther position from the sensor IC 500 in a sub-scan direction y than the emission surface 402. The support member 300 has a reflection surface 321 for reflecting light from the reading object toward the incident surface 401.