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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Yasuhiro Suto, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiko Okada, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuharu Yoshimoto, Osaka, JP;
Shohichi Fukutome, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Nakanishi, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Suto, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiko Okada, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuharu Yoshimoto, Osaka, JP;
Shohichi Fukutome, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Nakanishi, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An illuminating device includes a light-emitting element that is mounted on a base material and a light-guiding member that guides light from the light-emitting element to an irradiation target, and illuminates the irradiation target with the light transmitted through the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member includes an extending portion that extends from the surface of the base material on which the light-emitting element is mounted to a left side end portion of the base material so as to cover the left side end portion. An image-reading includes this illuminating device. Image-forming apparatus includes this image-reading apparatus.