Patent ID: 7045790

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: i) a case housing, ii) a solid-state detector, which is accommodated within the case housing and is provided with a layer containing amorphous selenium as a principal constituent, the solid-state detector operating such that the solid-state detector records image information as an electrostatic latent image, and such that the solid-state detector generates electric currents in accordance with the electrostatic latent image when the solid-state detector is scanned with reading light, and iii) a heat discharging means for discharging heat within the case housing to the exterior of the case housing, such that a temperature of the layer containing the amorphous selenium as the principal constituent is kept at a temperature lower than 40° C., wherein the heat discharging means comprises a fan, and wherein the fan is ceased at least at the time of detection of the electric currents.