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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1993
Toshio Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Tanioka, Yokohama, JP;
Shinobu Arimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuo Yoshinaga, Machida, JP;
Takehiko Nakai, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Utagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Nagase, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To properly cut light except for visible light and improve read precision, there is provided an image reading apparatus having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The image reading apparatus includes an image information detecting unit in which the photoelectric conversion elements are arranged on a single chip, a first light-shielding unit, arranged near the photoelectric conversion elements, for transmitting specific visible light, and a second light-shielding unit, arranged near the photoelectric conversion elements at a position different from that of the first light-shielding unit, for partially shielding light except for the visible light.