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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Tatsuya Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiko Niki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Iwanami, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Inage, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiroh Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamoto Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohma Ikemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nikaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiko Niki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Iwanami, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Inage, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiroh Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Masamoto Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohma Ikemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nikaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reading device includes a position reference member and a reader. The position reference member has a reference pattern that includes a line extending in a prescribed direction. The position reference member is configured to relatively move in a direction orthogonal to the prescribed direction. The reader includes a plurality of sensor chips, each of the sensor chips including a plurality of pixels. The reference pattern corresponds to each of the sensor chips of the reader.