Image Reading Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorHidenori YANAGAWASE
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a first guide member, a second guide member, a light adjusting member and a light adjusting control unit. The reading unit reads an original document. The first guide member places the original document thereon when the reading unit reads the original document. The second guide member is disposed opposite to the first guide member. The light adjusting member is disposed between the first guide member and the second guide member and adjusts permeation of light irradiated from the reading unit. The light adjusting control unit controls in such a manner to adjust the light permeating through the light adjusting member when the reading unit reads the original document.
Claims8
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit reading an original document;
- a first guide member placing the original document thereon when the reading unit reads the original document;
- a second guide member disposed opposite to the first guide member;
- a light adjusting member, disposed between the first guide member and the second guide member, adjusting permeation of light irradiated from the reading unit;
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- a light adjusting control unit controlling in such a manner to adjust the light permeating through the light adjusting member when the reading unit reads the original document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.