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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuya Ijuin, Tokyo, JP;
Shinnichiro Otsuki, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Nakano, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358461 ; 353464 ; 353496 ; 353493 ;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus has conveying means for conveying a sheet, a transparent member for intimately contacting the sheet conveyed by the conveying means, a photoelectric conversion element provided on or in proximity to the transparent member for reading an image formed on the sheet conveyed by the conveying means, support means for supporting the conveying means, and positioning means provided on the support means for positioning the photoelectric conversion element relative to the conveying means.