Abstract:
To provide an illumination device in which there is no variation in light intensity distribution of the illumination device, and in which illumination spots, particularly light intensity spots, are not prone to occur in a read image in an image reading device, by maintaining a constant gap between a light source and an end face of a light guide. The illumination device includes: a light guide having an end face for taking in light, a diffuse reflecting surface for diffusely reflecting the light taken in from the end face, and a light exit surface for emitting the light that is diffusely reflected at the diffuse reflecting surface towards an irradiation surface. The illumination device further include a reflector having a diffuse reflecting surface that reflects light from the light source toward the one end face of the light guide. The light guide has, at the one end, a flange portion that abuts the reflector, the light source is mounted to a circuit board, and the reflector is held between the flange portion of the light guide and circuit board so as to maintain a predetermined gap between the light source and light guide.
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 image reading device which can arrange a light source lamp to be arranged at a position close and opposite to an image reading surface, and a reflection mirror at positions very close to each other, and can read out a shiny image in strict quality.SOLUTION: In an image reading device, a first light source having a predetermined incident angle to a reading surface and a second light source having a smaller incident angle than the predetermined incident angle are arranged, and reflection light from the reading surface is photoelectrically converted by a common reading light path. One of a plurality of reflection mirrors disposed in the reading light path at this time, comprises a coating surface for performing mirror reflection of light to a surface of a translucent plate material and a non-coating surface through which light penetrates, and from a back side of the non-coating surface, light of the second light source is radiated to the reading surface. At the same time, an irradiation angle of light from the second light source and an angle of the reading light path are substantially set in the same angle.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading apparatus that can read an image with a reproducibility to meet the purpose of document images having a different glossiness.SOLUTION: An image reading apparatus includes output value correction means for shading-correcting 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 output value correction means includes correction value generation means for generating a maximum output reference value for high glossiness reference, a first minimum output reference value for low glossiness reference, a second minimum output reference value that is set from a dark output value of the photoelectric conversion means, first correction data based on the first minimum output reference value and the maximum output reference value, and second correction data based on the second minimum output reference value and the maximum output reference value. The image reading apparatus is configured so as to select and correct the first and the second correction data when shading-correcting the specular reflection output value during execution of specular reflection reading.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination apparatus having a simple structure and manufactured inexpensively, which is capable of irradiating a read surface with linear light of a light quantity adapted to the characteristics of a reading optical system.SOLUTION: The illumination apparatus which scatters and reflects light from a light source and irradiates the read surface with linear light is provided with: a light guide which comprises a light scattering surface scattering the light from the light source in a line direction along the read surface and a light emitting surface emitting the light from the light scattering surface, toward the read surface; and the light source disposed at one end face of the light guide. The light source is disposed on one end face of the light guide with a predetermined interval therebetween. A reflector is adhered on the other end face of the light guide with an adhesive material of high light transmissivity therebetween.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus, capable of obtaining finer image data of an object to be imaged in an imaging area, by uniformly irradiating the entire imaging area with sufficient amount of lights having a plurality of different wavelengths. SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus is provided with an irradiating means for irradiating the entire object with lights, and an imaging means for imaging the predetermined area of the object which is irradiated with the lights. In this apparatus, the irradiating means consists of a plurality of light source means, arranged in a direction of crossing the predetermined imaging area, each of the light source means has a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting lights of a plurality of wavelength areas, and each of the light source means is provided with at least a first light-emitting element for emitting the light of a first wavelength region, a second light-emitting element for emitting the light of a second wavelength region, a mirror member for transmitting or reflecting the lights from the first and second light-emitting elements, and a plurality of lens members for transmitting the lights from the first and second light-emitting elements. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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:
PURPOSE:To increase the number of steps of operation without increasing the number of permanent magnets by arranging the permanent magnets so that when two adjacent permanent magnets are positioned opposite a 1st electromagnetic coil group, a 3rd permanent magnet adjacent to the permanent magnets is positioned between 2nd electromagnetic coil groups adjacent to the 1st electromagnetic coil group. CONSTITUTION:The permanent magnets 22 are so arrayed that adjacent permanent magnets are opposite in polarity. When rotating right-angled components 101a and 101b of an electromagnetic coil 32A face a permanent magnet 22, another permanent magnet 22 is positioned right in the middle between rotating right-angled components 101a and 101b of an electromagnetic coil group 32B. Here, when the permanent magnets 22 rotate by a half as large as the 30 deg. array angle of the permanent magnets 22, i.e. 15 deg., the electromagnetic coil groups A and B are only replaced and exactly the same stable relation is obtained again. The number of steps which is double as large as before can be obtained with an input signal consisting of a half number of pulses by this constitution.
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.