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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Yukitoshi Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Yukitoshi Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus comprises an original mounting table, a scanning means for scanning an original mounted on the original mounting table, a carriage for mounting the scanning means thereon, a cable for transmitting a moving force to the carriage, and a guide member for guiding the carriage in the movement direction thereof. The carriage is biased in a rotating direction centering about an axis perpendicular to the original mounting table by the tension of the cable.