# US 2021/0243319 A1 · Image reading device that reads an image of a document

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- Number: US 2021/0243319 A1
- Document ID: US20210243319A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/165,405
- Filed: 2021-02-02
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-05
- Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Takeshi Hino
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243319A1

## CPC

- H04N 1/00602: {Feed rollers}
- H04N 1/00652: {Control of feeding speed, e.g. fast feeding to scanning position (H04N1/00673 takes precedence)}
- H04N 1/00689: {Presence}
- H04N 1/00694: {in an input tray}
- H04N 1/0071: {Width}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

An image reading device includes a tray having a document, first and second rollers, a reading unit to read a document image of the conveyed document at a reading position, and a controller to selectively execute first and second controls. In the first control, the controller changes a drive speed of the first and second rollers from a first to a second speed faster than the first speed after the document reaches the first roller and before the document passes through the reading position, and changes the first and second rollers drive speed from the second to the first speed after the document reaches the second roller and before the image is completely read. In the second control, the controller maintains the first and second rollers drive speed in a section from a position where the document reaches the first roller to a position where the image reading completes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image reading device comprising:
an original document tray on which an original document is to be placed;
a plurality of conveyance rollers configured to convey the original document in a conveyance direction;
an image reading unit configured to read an image of the conveyed original document at a reading position; and
a controller configured to selectively execute first conveyance control and second conveyance control based on a width of the original document, which is a length of the original document in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction,
wherein the plurality of conveyance rollers includes a first conveyance roller arranged upstream of the reading position in the conveyance direction, and a second conveyance roller arranged downstream of the reading position in the conveyance direction,
wherein, in the first conveyance control, the controller is configured to change a drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from a first speed to a second speed that is faster than the first speed after the original document reaches the first conveyance roller and before the original document passes through the reading position, and to change the drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from the second speed to the first speed after the original document reaches the second conveyance roller and before the reading of the image of the original document completes, and
wherein, in the second conveyance control, the controller maintains the drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers in a section from a position where the original document reaches the first conveyance roller to a position where the reading of the image of the original document completes.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The image reading device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first sensor configured to detect the original document placed on the original document tray; and
a second sensor configured to detect the original document at a position different from the first sensor in a widthwise direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction;
wherein the controller estimates the original document width based on detection signals output from the first and second sensors.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The image reading device according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the original document is detected by both the first sensor and the second sensor, the controller executes the first conveyance control and, in a case where the original document is not detected by the second sensor but is detected by the first sensor, the controller executes the second conveyance control.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The image reading device according to claim 3,
wherein the first sensor detects the original document at a center of the original document tray in the widthwise direction, and
wherein the second sensor detects the original document at an end portion side in the widthwise direction past the first sensor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The image reading device according to claim 1 further comprising a separation roller configured to separate original documents placed on the original document tray one at a time,
wherein the separation roller is arranged upstream of the plurality of conveyance rollers in the conveyance direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The image reading device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of conveyance rollers is driven by the same motor.

### Claim 7

An image reading device comprising:
an original document tray on which an original document is to be placed;
a plurality of conveyance rollers configured to convey the original document in a conveyance direction;
an image reading unit configured to read an image of the conveyed original document at a reading position; and
a controller configured to selectively execute first conveyance control and second conveyance control based on a width of the original document, which is a length of the original document in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction,
wherein the plurality of conveyance rollers includes a first conveyance roller arranged upstream of the reading position in the conveyance direction, and a second conveyance roller arranged downstream of the reading position in the conveyance direction,
wherein, in the first conveyance control, the controller is configured to change a drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from a first speed to a second speed that is faster than the first speed after the original document reaches the first conveyance roller and before the original document passes through the reading position, and to change the drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from the second speed to the first speed after the original document reaches the second conveyance roller and before the reading of the image of the original document completes, and
wherein, in the second conveyance control, the controller is configured to change the drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from the first speed to a third speed, faster than the first speed and slower than the second speed, after the original document reaches the first conveyance roller and before the original document passes through the reading position, and to change the drive speed of the first and second conveyance rollers from the third speed to the first speed after the original document reaches the second conveyance roller and before the reading of the image of the original document completes.