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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, JP;
Kei Ouchi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a light irradiator, an optical system and a photoelectric converter. The optical system includes a reflection mirror unit and an aperture unit. The reflection mirror unit includes first and second reflection areas successively provided in a main scanning direction. The aperture unit includes a light shielding portion and first and second light passing holes for allowing the passage of the light reflected by each of the first and second reflection areas. The photoelectric converter includes a light receiving surface having first and second light receiving areas configured to receive the light passed through each of the first and second light passing holes and successively arranged in the main scanning direction. A length of the light receiving surface along the main scanning direction is set to be equal to or longer than that of the image reading area along the main scanning direction.