Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source unit which can emit light in a light volume meeting the reading optical system characteristics when linear light is irradiated on a reading surface and can be manufactured in a simple structure and at a low cost.SOLUTION: The lighting device is composed of a light guide body, a light source unit opposing at least one end face of this light guide body, and a reflector for reflecting light from the light source toward the light guide body. In order that a substrate and the light guide body for supporting the light source of the light source unit are separated with a predetermined distance, a supporting means for press-supporting the light guide body and the substrate with the reflector interposed is provided. Thereby, the positions of the light guide body and the light source can be regulated, and generation of unevenness of a light volume can be prevented.
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 a light source unit having simple structure and an excellent heat radiation effect when fixing a circuit board mounting a light emitter to a heat radiation frame, and to provide an image reader using the light source unit. SOLUTION: When a flat board for packaging the light emitter is pinched by a fixing plate and is fixed to a thermally conductive attachment frame, an insulating resin plate is provided between the attachment frame and the board, and an energization means of adhering the board and the insulating resin plate to the fixing plate is provided to integrally attach the board and the resin plate to the attachment frame via a through hole by a fixing screw. As a result, the surface of the board, the resin plate, and the attachment frame are fixed while they adhere mutually, thus propagating heat generated on the board to the thermally conductive attachment frame for heat radiation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a calorific value of a light source loaded on a carriage which moves between a first platen for placing and setting a document sheet and a second platen for moving the document sheet at predetermined speed, in the second platen. SOLUTION: The first platen for placing, setting a document to read a document image, and the second platen for running the document at a predetermined speed to read the document image are arranged in parallel. The light source is mounted on the carriage which moves between the first and second platens. At this time, level difference is formed so that a document reading surface of the second platen approaches the light source to a document reading surface of the first platen. The amount of light emitted from the light source in the second platen is reduced. A distance to the image reading sensor is set to the same distance as that of the imaging optical means. Thickness of the second platen glass is set so that each air conversion distance of the first, second platen glass to imaging optical means of the first, second platen glass becomes equal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an LED light source which is suitable as a light source of an image reader. SOLUTION: The light source is used for the image reader comprising: a platen on which a read document is placed; an LED light source for lighting up the read document placed on the platen; a condenser lens for converging reflected light from a main scanning line on the read document lit up by the LED light source; and a light-receiving means for receiving the reflected light from the main scanning line on the read document which has been converged by the condenser lens. The light source comprises an LED as a light-emitting source and a light guide for diffusing a lighting region of the LED lighting up the read document placed on the platen to at least a main scanning line width of the read document, and includes a plurality of reflecting surface bodies which are arrayed at predetermined intervals in the main scanning line direction while surface-confronted with the LED side in an internal surface reflection optical path of the light guide, and reflect the light of the LED to outside the light guide along the main scanning lines. A length of each reflecting surface body in a direction orthogonal to the main scanning line direction is suitably adjusted according to the quantity of light to be reflected. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an LED light source which is suitable as a light source of an image reader. SOLUTION: The light source is used for the image reader comprising: a platen on which a read document is placed; a light source for lighting up the read document placed on the platen; a lens means for converging reflected light from a main scanning line on the read document lit up by the light source; and a light-receiving means for receiving the reflected light from the main scanning line on the read document which has been converged by the lens means. The light source comprises an LED as a light-emitting source and a light guide for reflecting the light of the LED by its internal surface to diffuse the light in a main scanning line shape, wherein the LED is arranged at an end of the light guide in a main scanning line direction and the light guide has a curved reflecting surface for reflection to the main scanning line direction on its internal surface opposed to a light emission surface of the LED, which in turn is arranged outside a critical angle region of the curved reflecting surface at the end in the main scanning line direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading apparatus capable of achieving both of two requests, i.e. high-quality reading and high-speed reading, in a still document reading mode and a moving document reading mode. SOLUTION: The image reading apparatus is provided with: a first light receiving part and a second light receiving part which are arrayed like a line along the sub-scanning direction of image reading; a reading part having a delay circuit for delaying an output from the first light receiving part and an adding circuit for adding the output outputted from the first light receiving part and delayed by the delay circuit to an output from the second light receiving part; and a carriage capable of irradiating light from the lower side of a platen and allowed to be moved along the platen so as to lead line-like reflected light from a document to the first light receiving part and the second light receiving part. In the moving document reading mode, the carriage is arranged on a reading position set on one end side of the platen to read out a carried document, and in the still document reading mode, the carriage is moved from the other end side of the platen to the one-end side to read out a still document. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT