Color measuring apparatus, printing apparatus and backing plate
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoki Wakayama, Ryohei Maruyama
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Abstract
The present invention provides a color measuring apparatus and a printing apparatus that enable the user to easily keep a backing plate. A color measuring apparatus includes a holder on which a backing plate is capable of being attached, the backing plate having a white portion and a black portion, and a sensor for measuring color patterns on a sheet on the backing plate. Either one of the white portion and the black portion faces the sensor, depending on the attached state of the backing plate on the holder.
Claims7
A color measuring apparatus, comprising:
- a holder on which a backing plate is capable of being attached, the backing plate having a white portion and a black portion;
- and
- a sensor for measuring color patterns on a sheet on the backing plate;
- wherein, in accordance with an attached state of the backing plate on the holder, the sensor faces either one of the white portion and the black portion.
A backing plate that is removably attachable to a color measuring apparatus having a reading unit that includes a sensor for measuring color patterns on a sheet and a holder that faces the reading unit, the backing plate comprising:
- a white portion;
- and
- a black portion;
- wherein either one of the white portion and the black portion faces the sensor, depending on the attached state of the backing plate on the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.