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US 2024/0323295 A1Published application
Image reading device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMasaki NAMIKI, Yudai TARUYA
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Abstract
A image reading device includes a reading section configured to read an image of a medium transported in a transport direction; a light transmitting member arranged between a transport path on which the medium is transported and the reading section; and an airflow generation section which is arranged on an opposite side of the light transmitting member from the reading section, which includes a hole section positioned facing the light transmitting member, and which is configured to generate airflow from the hole section toward the light transmitting member.
Claims23
An image reading device comprising:
- a reading section configured to read an image of a medium transported in a transport direction;
- a light transmitting member arranged between a transport path on which the medium is transported and the reading section;
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- an airflow generation section that is arranged on an opposite side of the light transmitting member from the reading section, that includes a hole section positioned facing the light transmitting member, and that is configured to generate airflow from the hole section toward the light transmitting member.
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