US 2008/0165395 A1Published application

Book scanner

AssigneeLite-On Technology Corporation

InventorHsin-Tang Chen

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Abstract

A book scanner for scanning two adjacent pages in documents bound in volume includes a housing, two image scanning units, and a conveying device. The housing has two scanning tables connected to each other. An included angle is formed between the two scanning tables and a crest line is formed at a connection of the two scanning tables. The two image scanning units are movably disposed in the housing to project a scanning light through a window of each scanning table respectively, so as to scan images of the two adjacent pages. The two image scanning units are connected to the conveying device to be supported and moved relative to the corresponding scanning tables in a direction parallel to the crest line, so as to be moved simultaneously and to scan the images of the two adjacent pages respectively.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A scanner, for scanning two adjacent pages in documents bound in volume, comprising:

a housing, having two scanning tables connected to each other, wherein an included angle is formed between the two scanning tables, a crest line is formed at a connection of the two scanning tables, each of the scanning tables has a window, and the two pages are placed flatly on the two scanning tables respectively;
two image scanning units, movably disposed in the housing and corresponding to the two scanning tables respectively, for projecting a scanning light through each of the windows respectively so as to scan images of the two adjacent pages through each of the windows;
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a conveying device, disposed in the housing and located below the crest line, wherein an end of each of the two image scanning units is connected to the conveying device, and the two image scanning units are moved by the conveying device relative to the scanning tables of the housing in a direction parallel to the crest line.

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Facts

Application: 11/892,184Filed 21 Aug 2007
Priority: TW 0962002675 Jan 2007
Published: 10 Jul 2008
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Classification11 codes

H04N 1/203
Scanning arrangements , i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing…:…
H04N 1/1017
With sub-scanning by translatory movement of at least a part of the main-scanning components: the main-scanning components remaining positionally…
H04N 1/1021
With sub-scanning by translatory movement of at least a part of the main-scanning components: using a lead screw or worm
H04N 1/1026
With sub-scanning by translatory movement of at least a part of the main-scanning components: using a belt or cable

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