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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Morikazu Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeyoshi Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Isao Ikemoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinji Kanemitsu, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Kitajima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358296 ; 355208 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first assembly, a second assembly movable relative to the first assembly to open and close the image forming apparatus, a photosensor provided in the first assembly, illuminating source provided in the second assembly, for illuminating an original to be copied, and light transmitting element for transmitting light emitted from the illuminating source in the first assembly to the photosensor in the second assembly.