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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Fukushima, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00809 (2013.01); G03G 15/326 (2013.01); H04N 1/0079 (2013.01); H04N 1/00591 (2013.01); H04N 1/00602 (2013.01); H04N 1/00718 (2013.01); H04N 1/00737 (2013.01); H04N 1/00774 (2013.01); H04N 1/1043 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0442 (2013.01); H04N 2201/04703 (2013.01); H04N 2201/04755 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus including a reading unit comprising a photodetector configured to read an image information on a sheet, and a projecting portion, a case storing the photodetector therein, the case comprising a transparent portion configured to transmit light to be received by the photodetector, and a portion defining an opening through which the projecting portion is projected outward from the case, and an elastic portion provided to fill a space where the projecting portion is not present in the opening. The case movably stores the photodetector within a range where the projecting portion is movable in the opening.