Image scanning device and image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. An image scanning device, comprising:
- a document table;
a document pressing unit configured to press a document placed on the document table;
a scanning unit including a light source for illuminating the document and configured to optically scan the document;
an open/close detection unit configured to detect opening and closing of the document pressing unit; and
a control unit configured to cause the scanning unit to move parallel to the document and thereby to detect a size of the document when the closing of the document pressing unit is detected by the open/close detection unit or when a scanning start signal is detected;
wherein the control unit is configured to detect the size of the document within a document size detection period that is changeable according to a speed of closing the document pressing unit, and to turn on and off the light source based on the document size detection period.
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Abstract
An image scanning device includes a document table; a document pressing unit configured to press a document placed on the document table; a scanning unit including a light source for illuminating the document and configured to optically scan the document; an open/close detection unit configured to detect opening and closing of the document pressing unit; and a control unit configured to cause the scanning unit to move parallel to the document and thereby to detect a size of the document when the closing of the document pressing unit is detected by the open/close detection unit or when a scanning start signal is detected. The control unit detects the size of the document within a document size detection period that is changeable according to a speed of closing the document pressing unit, and turns on and off the light source based on the document size detection period.
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10 Claims
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1. An image scanning device, comprising:
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a document table; a document pressing unit configured to press a document placed on the document table; a scanning unit including a light source for illuminating the document and configured to optically scan the document; an open/close detection unit configured to detect opening and closing of the document pressing unit; and a control unit configured to cause the scanning unit to move parallel to the document and thereby to detect a size of the document when the closing of the document pressing unit is detected by the open/close detection unit or when a scanning start signal is detected; wherein the control unit is configured to detect the size of the document within a document size detection period that is changeable according to a speed of closing the document pressing unit, and to turn on and off the light source based on the document size detection period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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