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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaaki Onoda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/702 ; G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/702 ; G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus which has an original supporting surface on which a sheet original is placed, reading means for reading an image of the sheet original placed on the original supporting surface, and an abutting portion which is provided on the original supporting surface and against which an end portion of the sheet original abuts, and the autting portion has a positioning portion for positioning the end portion of the sheet original so that when the original supporting surface is brought into an inclined state with respect to a horizontal, the sheet original may not float up relative to the original supporting surface.