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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1987
Akira Ishida, Kyoto, JP;
Mikizo Katsuyama, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A drum scanning type image scanning apparatus comprises a disk form scanning drum holding means (30A) provided with a plurality of scanning drums (3) on the same circumference, a main scanning direction rotation means (10) for rotating scanning drums in the main scanning direction, a set of reading means (20, 26) for reading originals on the scanning drums, scanning drum selecting means (40) for successively exchanging the plurality of scanning drums held on the same circumference by rotating the disk form scanning drum holding means around the center of the disk, setup data holding means (100) for holding setup data of the originals arranged on the plurality of scanning drums, and control means (5, 100) for controlling the scanning drum holding means and original reading means such that the scanning drum holding means is rotated based on the setup data so that the desired scanning drum is selected and the desired original is read.