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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Motoya Sano, Zama, JP;
Takashi Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinya Kitaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Kanaya, Yokohama, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Kenichiro Morita, Ebina, JP;
Motoya Sano, Zama, JP;
Takashi Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinya Kitaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Kanaya, Yokohama, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Kenichiro Morita, Ebina, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image reader, a reading member fixedly mounted in the image reader reads an image on a sheet conveyed into the image reader. A guide is disposed opposite the reading member to support the sheet with respect to the reading member. A guide moving member moves the guide with respect to the reading member in a main scanning direction in which the reading member reads the image on the sheet. A guide rotating member rotates the guide in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction. A controller controls the reading member to scan different positions on the guide moved by the guide moving member and rotated by the guide rotating member to generate shading data.