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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Canon Components, Inc., Saitama, JP;
Shuuichi Shimoda, Saitama, JP;
Junya Kinoshita, Saitama, JP;
Yoshio Kureishi, Saitama, JP;
Ryoki Matsui, Saitama, JP;
Hidemasa Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiko Tsumekawa, Saitama, JP;
Hidehisa Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Akifumi Fujiwara, Saitama, JP;
Suguru Tashiro, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Chiba, Saitama, JP;
CANON COMPONENTS, INC., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
An image sensor unit includes: a plurality of light sources each including an LED chip; a plurality of light guides that are arranged in parallel to face incident surfaces on one side in a longitudinal direction for each of the plurality of light sources and that guide light from the plurality of light sources to a bill; an image sensor that converts light from the bill to an electric signal; a sensor substrate for mounting the image sensor; and a circuit board that is provided with the plurality of light sources on a same mounting surface and that is arranged on the sensor substrate on one side in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of light guides, wherein the sensor substrate includes a connection hole on one side in the longitudinal direction of the sensor substrate, and the circuit board is connected to the sensor substrate by connecting a connecting portion including a plurality of external connection pads to the connection hole.