Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminating device without variation in light intensity distribution in which shading, especially inhomogeneity in an image read by an image read apparatus is not likely to occur by appropriately positioning a light source which faces a light guide body.SOLUTION: An illuminating device of the present invention comprises: a light guide body including an end surface from which light enters, a diffusion reflection surface diffusely reflecting light entered from the end surface and a light emitting surface emitting the light diffusely reflected by the diffusion reflection surface toward an irradiation surface; and a light source facing at least one end surface of the light guide body. The light emitting surface of the light guide body is formed of a peripheral surface. The diffusion reflection surface is arranged at a position forming an optical axis normal which passes the center of a circle forming the peripheral surface and is emitted from the light emitting surface. The light source mounted on a circuit board is arranged at a position on the optical axis normal of the diffusion reflection surface and deviated to the light emitting surface side with respect to the center of the circle.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminating device without variation in light intensity distribution in which shading, especially inhomogeneity in an image read by an image read apparatus is not likely to occur by keeping a gap between a light source and an end surface of a light guide body constant.SOLUTION: An illuminating device of the present invention comprises: a light guide body including an end surface from which light enters, a diffusion reflection surface diffusely reflecting light entered from the end surface and a light emitting surface emitting the light diffusely reflected by the diffusion reflection surface toward an irradiation surface; a light source facing at least one end surface of the light guide body; and a reflector having a reflecting surface reflecting light from the light source to the one end surface of the light guide body. A flange part abutting the reflector is formed on the one end surface of the light guide body. The light source is attached to a circuit board mounting the light source. The reflector is sandwiched by the flange part of the light guide body and the circuit board to keep the light source and the light guide body located at a predetermined distance.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading apparatus that can read a document images with different glossiness at a reproducibility suited to use.SOLUTION: An image reading apparatus has data processing means for generating image data based on a specular reflection output value and a diffusion reflection output value obtained from photoelectric conversion means by irradiating light from a specular reflection light source and a diffusion reflection light source on a document image. The data processing means is used to obtain gloss pixel data by comparing a judgement threshold value with a correction output value that is corrected by the specular reflection output value based on a specular reflection correction value for shading-correcting the specular reflection output value, a diffusion correction value for shading-correcting the diffusion reflection output value, and the judgement threshold value for judging whether the specular reflection output value is a gloss pixel or not, thereby obtaining non-gloss pixel data from the correction output value corrected by the diffusion correction value.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manuscript reader which allows for shading correction while making intrusion of a foreign matter difficult.SOLUTION: A manuscript reader has a reading unit, a glass unit, and a closing member. The reading unit has a light source and reads a manuscript. The glass unit has a glass plate transmitting the light emitted from the light source, and a reference member becoming the reference of shading correction of a read optical system, and slides between a first position spaced apart from the reading unit in such a state that the light emitted from the light source transmits the glass plate, and a second position in such a state that the light emitted from the light source reaches the reference member. The closing member is located on the downstream side of the glass plate and the reference member of the glass unit in the conveyance direction of manuscript, and fills the space between the reading unit and the glass unit at least partially.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading apparatus exhibiting excellent coloring in which a light group is less likely to occur in an image read.SOLUTION: The image reading apparatus comprises a luminous body, a pair of light guides that receive the light from the luminous body and irradiate a reading surface with light while facing each other with a read line interposed therebetween as a linear light source, and a line sensor which receives the reflection light from the reading surface and processes the reflection light as the image data. Inter-light guide antireflection means attenuates or prevents the light irradiated from one of the pair of light guides, reflected regularly at least on the reading surface and advancing toward the other light guide from being reflected again on the other light guide and returning back to one light guide via the reading surface.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carriage unit which can prevent occurrence of diffused reflection and perform reading processing without being influenced by ambient light, by comprising light shielding means which shields at least a corner of a reflection member on a light source side from a reflection light emitted by a reading target.SOLUTION: A carriage unit comprises: a light guide irradiating a reading target by guiding light emitted by a light source; a light guide holder holding the light guide; and a plurality of reflection members forming a series of reading light paths by reflection light from the reading target. The carriage unit comprises shielding means for shielding a corner of one reflection member among a plurality of reflection members that exists in a main scanning direction within the shortest distance from a light irradiation surface, from the reflection light emitted from the reading target. The shielding means is installed between the reading target and a reflection surface of the reflection member. The shielding means comprises a concave part formed at a bottom of the light guide holder, and in the concave part, at least a corner of the reflection member on a reflection surface side is received.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source unit with a holder support member which can position and arrange a light guide holder in which a rod-shape light guide is housed and can support the light guide by correcting it so that the light guide may maintain linearity with the light guide holder.SOLUTION: The light source unit is provided with a light source, a light guide which receives and guides the light emitted from the light source at the end part and is installed in a main scanning direction, a light guide holder in which the light guide is housed, and a holder support member for supporting the light guide holder. The holder support member is formed of a rigid material, and the holder support member has a first reference region in which the light guide holder is installed in the holder support member so as to correct the posture in contact with at least one side face in longitudinal direction of the light guide holder and is extended in the main scanning direction, and a second reference region in which the light source is installed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting system in which variation of light quantity distribution of the lighting system does not exist and a lighting spot, especially, a light quantity spot is difficult to occur in an image which is read in an image reader by deciding a forming position of a projection locked in a frame body of a light guide body.SOLUTION: The lighting system includes a light source and the light guide body. The light source is arranged to confront with at least on one end face of the light guide body. The light guide body includes an end face, a diffusion reflection face and a light emission face. The light emission face is formed of a circumference face. The diffusion reflection face is formed in a position where an optical axis normal which passes through a center of a circle forming a circumference face and is emitted from the light emission face. The system includes the frame body storing the light guide body. The light guide body forms the projection locked to the frame body on a side face following the optical axis normal which the diffusion reflection face forms and along a lighting line direction. One end being the tip of a light source side of the projection is formed between a light source side end face of the diffusion reflection face and a light source side end face in a lighting line of a lighting region.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an original carrier and an image reader comprising it, securely performing skew correction of originals with different length, orthogonal to the direction of carrying originals. SOLUTION: This original carrier comprises a paper feed tray on which originals are placed, a paper feed means for feeding the originals on the paper feed tray to a contact glass, and a plurality of press contact members arranged on a carrying passage on the contact glass so as to freely move forward and backward, performing skew correction by press-contacting tip of the original carried by the carrying means and having a press contact surface for stopping the tip. The plurality of press contact members have first, second and third press contact members, and a position of the press contact surface of the third press contact surface arranged between the first and second press contact members and that of the press contact surfaces of the first and second press contact members are different in the carrying direction of the originals. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document reader in which, even when a foreign matter enters inside a reading unit to generate a defective image such as a black stripe, the maintenance of the reading unit is easy and which is easy to handle.SOLUTION: A reading mechanism for reading a document comprises: a first unit 62 comprising a contact glass 20; a second unit 61 comprising a light source; plural mirrors 24, 25, 26, and 27 and a lens 28; and a third unit 60 comprising a photoelectric converter. The first, second, and third units are interconnected to form the reading unit.