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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Sunao Chubachi, Miyagi, JP;
Inventor:
Sunao Chubachi, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/028 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/02815 (2013.01); B41J 11/009 (2013.01); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01); G03G 15/607 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00324 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00616 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor device includes an irradiation unit that includes a light source and irradiates an object with light, an optical detection unit disposed on an optical path of light emitted from the irradiation unit and reflected at the object, at least one object sensor that detects presence of the object, and a controller that controls the light source based on output from the object sensor.