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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masahito Ikeda, Kashiwa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a feeding portion which feeds an original one by one and passes the original through a reading position; a reading portion which reads an image of the original conveyed at the reading position; a transparent member which is disposed between the original conveyed at the reading position and the reading portion; a cleaning member including a brush which cleans the transparent member, and a shaft member which fixes the brush; and a controller which determines a home position of the cleaning member based on image information acquired from the reading portion when the cleaning member is rotated.
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