Patent ID: 9083832
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B29C,B29L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading device comprising: an illumination unit that has a light guide body guiding light from a light source to an object to be read and illuminates the object; an image forming optical device that is disposed parallel to the light guide body, has a lens array provided with an incidence surface in which a plurality of lens surfaces are arranged in the same direction as a longitudinal direction of the light guide body, and condenses reflected light from the object which is incident on the incidence surface, thereby forming an erect equal-magnification image on a sensor; and a holding unit that holds the light guide body and the image forming optical device, wherein the held light guide body is disposed so as to partially overlap with the held image forming optical device, and regulates the separation of the image forming optical device from the holding unit by the light guide body.