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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichiro Fukumasu, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tomoyuki Mokuo, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masahiro Kimura, Koga, JP;
Sota Ishibashi, Kurume, JP;
Yasuki Nogami, Nagoya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a first posture detection unit that detects a first posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when not in use, a second posture detection unit that detects a second posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when in use, and a posture change detection unit that detects a change in a posture of the apparatus main body. When the first posture detection unit detects a switchover of the apparatus main body to the first posture in a first power supply mode in which power is supplied to the first posture detection unit, the second posture detection unit, and the posture change detection unit, the first power supply mode transitions to the second power supply mode in which a controller supplies power to only the posture change detection unit.