Patent ID: 7679671

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image of an object by illuminating the object and receiving reflected light from the object, comprising: an image sensor for receiving the reflected light; a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on a circuit board, on which is also mounted said image sensor at peripheral positions of the image sensor; a light guide member for guiding light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting devices to an image capturing range, and illuminating the image capturing range; an optical unit accommodated inside the light guide member and for guiding the reflected light of the object in the illuminated image capturing range to the image sensor; an optical filter disposed on the object side of the optical unit and the light guide member; and a hood for optically intercepting the optical unit from the light guide member, wherein said hood further comprises a flange for intercepting the light reflected on the optical filter among the light output from the light guide member, from being incident to the optical unit, wherein the light guide member comprises: a lower end portion for introducing the light of light-emitting devices; an upper end portion for outputting the light to the image capturing range; and a light guide portion for guiding the light of the light-emitting devices from the lower end portion to the upper end portion, wherein an upper portion of the hood is contacted to said optical filter.