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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Chichibu-shi, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Gotoh, Kawaguchi, JP;
Hiroshi Komuro, Wako, JP;
Tatsuya Nishi, Funabashi, JP;
Yoshihiro Taniike, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Chichibu-shi, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image reading apparatus including a first reading sensor provided in a first reading unit and configured to read one surface of the sheet, a second reading sensor provided in a second reading unit provided to face the first reading sensor and configured to read an image on the other surface of the sheet, a first background portion serving as a reading background of the first reading sensor, a second background portion serving as a reading background of the second reading sensor, and a moving portion configured to integrally move the first reading sensor and the second background portion, wherein the first reading unit includes a sensor case in which the first reading sensor is provided, and the sensor case is fixed to the apparatus main body.