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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Tetsuo Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuaki Miyawaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Oyamada, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuaki Miyawaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Oyamada, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device, which is included in an image forming apparatus and used to perform a method of reading images, includes an image reading body configured to read one of a recording medium and the recording medium together with a background area adjacent to the recording medium, a moving body disposed facing the image reading body, and a reference body as a reference in shading correction. The moving body is configured to hold the recording medium and the reference body in a direction intersecting a sheet conveying direction of the recording medium such that the recording medium and the reference body contact to and separate from the image reading body.