Patent ID: 6778713
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image reading apparatus comprising:a light source for irradiating light onto a photographic photosensitive material; an image forming optical system for forming reflected or transmitted light from the photographic photosensitive material into an image; a film carrier for supporting the photographic material loaded from the outside; an optical waveguide for guiding the light, which is incident on an incident light portion from said light source, to a light emitting portion, and irradiating the light from said light emitting portion onto the photographic photosensitive material supported by said film carrier in such a manner that the reflected or transmitted light from the photographic photosensitive material is incident on said image forming optical system; and a supporting/positioning member interposed between said light source and said image forming optical system, for supporting said film carrier and said optical waveguide; and wherein the image reading apparatus further comprises movable supporting means for supporting said supporting/positioning member in such a manner that the position of said supporting/positioning member is adjustable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of said image forming optical system.