Patent ID: 8643916

Claim:
A reading device comprising: a first illuminating section that illuminates a reading area with first illumination light of a first direction, the reading area having a width that is larger than a width of a medium on which an image is formed; a second illuminating section that illuminates the reading area with second illumination light of a second direction; a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of the first illumination light and reflection light of the second illumination light reflected from the reading area, the first illumination light being applied from the first illuminating section and the second illumination light being applied from the second illuminating section; and a plurality of reflecting members that are disposed side by side in the reading area in a widthwise direction thereof, the plurality of reflecting members having a corresponding one of a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, the first reflecting surface reflecting the first illumination light towards the light-receiving section and intercepting the second illumination light that propagates towards the first reflecting surface, the second reflecting surface reflecting the second illumination light towards the light-receiving section and intercepting the first illumination light that propagates towards the second reflecting surface.