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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Mikajiri, Tokyo, JP;
Kimiharu Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tohru Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Aoyagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyo Makino, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Ebinuma, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device includes a transparent member unit including a transparent member, an opposing member opposed to the transparent member, and a reading mechanism. The reading mechanism irradiates the opposing member and a medium being conveyed between the transparent member and the opposing member with light through the transparent member and receive reflected light from the opposing member and the medium. The reading mechanism includes a position adjuster to which the transparent member unit is secured and a guide to guide the transparent member unit in a direction intersecting a direction of conveyance of the medium to detachably attach the transparent member unit to the reading mechanism. The position adjuster changes a position at which the transparent member unit is secured with respect to the reading mechanism. The transparent member unit is secured to the position adjuster.