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US 6,717,702 B1Granted
Image reading apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTsuyoshi Yamauchi, Hirotoshi Kishi, Shigeru Kawasaki, Toshio Takahashi
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus comprises a scanning member movable along an original mounting table, the scanning member having a reading element for reading the image of an original, and a drive source for moving the scanning member, a frame containing the scanning member therein, and a cable for electrically connecting the scanning member and the frame side together, the cable having a first electrical signal path connected to the reading element, and a second electrical signal path connected to the drive source.
Claims8
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a scanning member movable along an original mounting table, said scanning member having
- a reading unit for reading the image of an original,
- a drive source for moving said scanning member, and
- a holder for holding said reading unit;
- a frame containing said scanning member and a fixed electric circuit board therein;
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- a cable for electrically connecting said scanning member and said electric circuit board together, said cable having
- a first electrical signal path connected to said reading unit, and
- a second electrical signal path connected to said drive source, wherein
- said cable is held between said reading unit and said holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.