Patent ID: 11870958
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A reading device comprising:
a light transmissive plate having a front surface on which an original is placed, and a back surface;
a peripheral frame located adjacent to the light transmissive plate, the peripheral frame including a back surface in which a reference hole is formed, the reference hole having first and second segments, the first segment including a first inside edge and the second segment including a second inside edge intersecting with the first inside edge at an angle to define an inside part of the reference hole, an intersection between the first inside edge and the second inside edge being a reference position; and
a reading sensor provided to face the back surface of the light transmissive plate and the back surface of the peripheral frame, the reading sensor being configured to read an image while moving over a range including the light transmissive plate and the peripheral frame,
wherein a reading start position is defined based on the reference position in the range.