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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Katsunori Shoji, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Takashima, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Murano, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Katsunori Shoji, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Takashima, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Murano, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus is equipped with an optical unit. Just prior to shifting to a low power-consumption mode, the optical unit is shifted to a low power-consumption position that is different from a home position.