Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Hiroaki Matsunaga

Shigeru Matsuo

Daisuke Ohama

Masaki Wakisaka

Yuki Okuhigashi

Masahiko Takashina

An image reading device includes (i) light guides extending in a main scanning direction and configured to emit light from a light source toward a reading target moving relatively in a sub-scanning direction, the light from the light source being projected into end surfaces of the light guides in the main scanning direction, (ii) an optical filter arranged between the light source and the end surfaces of the light guides and configured to block or attenuate light having a specific wavelength from the light from the light source, (iii) a lens body to focus reflected light reflected by the reading target onto a light receiver to convert the reflected light into an electrical signal, and (iv) a lens holder. The lens holder includes a first positioner for positioning the light guides and a second positioner for positioning the optical filter.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroaki Matsunaga