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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Canon Components, Inc., Kodama-gun, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Hattori, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Murakami, Saitama-ken, JP;
Junichi Kato, Saitama-ken, JP;
CANON COMPONENTS, INC., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A line sensor apparatus comprises a rod lens array in which a plurality of rod lenses are arrayed in a first direction, a line sensor substrate including a line sensor which receives light from the rod lens array, a pair of inner supporting members configured to support the line sensor substrate, a transmitter substrate including a transmitter which transfers data based on the light detected by the line sensor, and an outer supporting member configured to support the pair of inner supporting members and the transmitter substrate, wherein the pair of inner supporting members are arranged on two side surfaces of the rod lens array in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.