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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Takashi Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Tatsuaki Nagano, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kosuga, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichiro Morita, Fujisawa, JP;
Takashi Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Tatsuaki Nagano, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kosuga, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichiro Morita, Fujisawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading system reads an image of an original document by conveying the original document through a fixed reading position along a platen glass. The image reading system includes a conveyance device that conveys the original document keeping a prescribed distance from the platen glass at the reading position. The contact glass is arranged outside a depth of focus at the reading position.