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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Taku Matsuzawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Akira Ota, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Daisuke Ohama, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hajime Nakajima, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Sadaaki Yoshioka, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
An image reader configured to read an image of an object-to-be-read includes: a board, a line sensor assembly including a plurality of photosensitive elements formed on one surface of the board along a main scanning direction, a lens array assembly including a plurality of lenses arrayed along the main scanning direction, and configured to focus the reflected light onto the line sensor assembly, a light shield configured to support a portion of the lens array assembly at the line-sensor-assembly side or to be in contact with the portion of the lens array assembly at the line-sensor-assembly side, and to block light other than the light focused by the lens array assembly, and a transparent member made of transparent material, formed with a retainer space where the lens array assembly and the light shield are retained, and covering a portion of the lens array assembly at the object-to-be-read side and the light shield.