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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Hiroshi Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimiharu Yanagisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Tsukahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiko Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Nakada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Shirado, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayumu Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimiharu Yanagisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Tsukahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiko Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Nakada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Shirado, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayumu Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet reading apparatus includes a sheet table on which a sheet is placed, a conveyor configured to convey the sheet, a reading guide configured to guide the sheet conveyed by the conveyor, and a reading device configured to read a shadow of the sheet conveyed by the conveyor, for detection of an inclination of the sheet. The sheet reading apparatus further includes a transparent member disposed at a position on a reading line of the reading device. The position on the reading line is withdrawn from the sheet and adjacent to the reading guide.