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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masami Tabata, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 ;
Abstract
A B line sensor is arranged at the center on a sensor array within the image formation range of a lens array, where the light amount is maximum. R and G line sensors are arranged on both sides of the B line sensor. With this arrangement, an image reading apparatus capable of suppressing variations in output levels depending on the colors of sensors and reading a high-quality image is provided.