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US 2006/0158695 A1Published application
Scanner optical module
AssigneeCal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
InventorYang-Teh Lee
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Abstract
A scanner optical module has a single transmission axle used to support a scanning module (containing a traditional optical device or CIS). The scanning module has a plurality of protrusions (or rollers) slidably (or rotatably) contacting the transparent document platform (view). The scanner optical module has fewer assembled components, a simpler structure, a decreased material cost and production cost, and is modular.
Claims17
A scanner optical module comprising:
- a top cover;
- a transparent document platform installed under the top cover for receiving documents;
- a scanning module installed under the transparent document platform for reading document image data;
- a transmission axle installed under the scanning module, and having two sides fixed into an inner side of the top cover;
- a plurality of protrusions installed flexibly on the scanning module, and contacted slidably to the transparent document platform;
- and
- a drive device connected to the scanning module for driving the scanning module to move along a scanning direction.
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A scanner optical module, comprising:
- a top cover;
- a transparent document platform installed under the top cover for receiving documents;
- a scanning module installed under the transparent document platform for reading document image data;
- a transmission axle installed under the scanning module, and having two sides fixed into an inner side of the top cover;
- a plurality of rollers installed flexibly on the scanning module, and rotatably contacting the transparent document platform;
- and
- a drive device connected to the scanning module for driving the scanning module to move along a scanning direction.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.