Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Image reading device, image forming apparatus and method using the image reading device employing movable guide plate holding the medium and shading correction plate
An image reading device, which is included in an image forming apparatus and used to perform a method of reading images, includes an image reading body configured to read one of a recording medium and the recording medium together with a background area adjacent to the recording medium, a moving body disposed facing the image reading body, and a reference body as a reference in shading correction. The moving body is configured to hold the recording medium and the reference body in a direction intersecting a sheet conveying direction of the recording medium such that the recording medium and the reference body contact to and separate from the image reading body.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Jun Tetsuo Takashi Katsuaki Atsuyuki Hideyuki Hiromichi
Yamane Watanabe Hashimoto Miyawaki Oyamada Takayama Matsuda