Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakayuki Fukushima
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus including a reading unit comprising a photodetector configured to read an image information on a sheet, and a projecting portion, a case storing the photodetector therein, the case comprising a transparent portion configured to transmit light to be received by the photodetector, and a portion defining an opening through which the projecting portion is projected outward from the case, and an elastic portion provided to fill a space where the projecting portion is not present in the opening. The case movably stores the photodetector within a range where the projecting portion is movable in the opening.
Claims18
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit comprising a photodetector configured to read an image information on a sheet, and a projecting portion;
- a case storing the photodetector therein, the case comprising a transparent portion configured to transmit light to be received by the photodetector, and a portion defining an opening through which the projecting portion is projected outward from the case;
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- an elastic portion provided to fill a space where the projecting portion is not present in the opening,
- wherein the case movably stores the photodetector within a range where the projecting portion is movable in the opening.
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a reading unit configured to read an image information on a sheet;
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- a sealed unit configured to cover a periphery of the reading unit and seal the reading unit,
- wherein the reading unit comprises a projecting portion configured to project outward from the sealed unit, and
- the sealed unit comprises a transparent portion configured to transmit light directed toward the reading unit, and a deforming portion configured to maintain a sealed state of the sealed unit and deform so as to allow movement of the projecting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.