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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1990
Makoto Iwahara, Yokohama, JP;
Tadayoshi Miyoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeaki Tada, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takashi Kuriyama, Yokohama, JP;
Itsuo Takanashi, Kamakura, JP;
Ichiro Shishido, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Kitami, Iwai, JP;
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for scanning an image, comprising a main unit body casing, a first original platen having a transparent surface on which a light-reflective original is placed, a second original platen movable in a horizontal direction inside the main unit body casing upon which platen a light-transmissive original is placed, a light source that irradiates light to the first and second original platens, an image sensor, and an optical apparatus disposed inside the body casing, and which respectively passes reflected light from the original placed on the first original platen and light transmitted through the original placed on the second original platen to the image sensor.