Image reading apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsAkira Yamamura, Shogo Asaoka
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a light source that emits light in a main scanning direction to a subject to be read, a light receiving unit that receives light reflected by the subject to be read, and an optical system that images the light reflected by the subject to be read and guides the light to the light receiving unit. The optical system includes a reflector mirror that reflects the light reflected by the subject to be read, and an optical element that is disposed adjacent to the reflector mirror and images the light reflected by the subject to be read. The optical element is held by the reflector mirror.
Claims11
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a light source that emits light in a main scanning direction to a subject to be read;
- a light receiving unit that receives light reflected by the subject to be read;
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- an optical system that images the light reflected by the subject to be read and guides the light to the light receiving unit,
- the optical system including a reflector mirror of glass and an optical element of resin that is disposed adjacent to the reflector mirror and images the light reflected by the subject to be read,
- the optical element being held by the reflector mirror.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.