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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroaki Onishi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Onishi, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus (A) includes a plurality of light sources () arranged in a row, and a hollow portion () for guiding light emitted from the light sources toward an image read line (S). The hollow portion () is divided by a plurality of partitions () into a plurality of individual sections (). As a result, it is possible to illuminate the longitudinally opposite ends and longitudinally central portion of the image read line (S) uniformly.