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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Applicant:
Noboru Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Noboru Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disclosed image scanning device includes a scanning unit configured to scan a document, and a white standard plate facing the scanning unit and configured to provide a white standard at the time of scanning the original. The white standard plate includes a guide plate having a plate-like shape fabricated by performing press work, where the guide plate faces the scanning unit; and a reinforcing member having a U-shape with bent ends fabricated by performing press work, where the bent ends are welded onto a back side of the guide plate.