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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kyoichi Morita, Anjo, JP;
Isao Kubo, Tokoname, JP;
Hidenobu Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiro Ikeno, Seto, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a white reference plate arranged to face the reading unit; a motor configured to move at least one of an original and the reading unit relative to each other; and a controller configured to: control the reading unit to read the white reference plate to obtain white reference data; determine, based on a driving velocity of the motor, whether relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by a predetermined distance; and output a displacement signal in a case of determining that the relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by the predetermined distance.