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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Lens arrays of an image reading device in which lens bodies are arranged in a main scanning direction are connected with a gap therebetween. A plurality of first slit portions and a plurality of second slit portions are provided along the main scanning direction between the lens arrays and an image sensor. The first slit portion includes first light shielding plates that separate optical paths of light passed through the lens bodies. The second slit portion includes the first light shielding plates and a second light shielding plate that restricts an optical path of light passed through a lens body closest to the gap at a gap side. The position of the second light shielding plate in a direction along the optical path at the image sensor side is closer to the lens arrays than the first light shielding plates are.