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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hidenori Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/10 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/193 (2006.01); H04N 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00557 (2013.01); H04N 1/1017 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0456 (2013.01); H04N 1/1039 (2013.01); H04N 1/193 (2013.01); H04N 1/12 (2013.01); H04N 1/1061 (2013.01); H04N 1/00994 (2013.01); H04N 1/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus according to the invention includes a transparent member on which an original document is placed, a reading unit arranged below the transparent member, the reading unit being movable reciprocally in a reading direction of the original document, a spacer member arranged at the reading unit for maintaining a prescribed interval between the transparent member and the reading unit by contacting to the transparent member, and an electrostatic removing member arranged at a position close to the spacer member when the reading unit is positioned at a prescribed position.