Image reading apparatus with adjustable read timing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9369611
APP PUB NO 20150229811A1
SERIAL NO

14621032

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An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a white reference plate arranged to face the reading unit; a motor configured to move at least one of an original and the reading unit relative to each other; and a controller configured to: control the reading unit to read the white reference plate to obtain white reference data; determine, based on a driving velocity of the motor, whether relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by a predetermined distance; and output a displacement signal in a case of determining that the relative position between the original and the reading unit has changed by the predetermined distance.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI 4678561 ?4678561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ikeno, Takahiro Seto, JP 68 515
Kondo, Hidenobu Nagoya, JP 13 60
Kubo, Isao Tokoname, JP 48 275
Morita, Kyoichi Anjo, JP 8 32

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