Scanner and image forming apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSeung-jae LEE
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Abstract
Disclosed are a scanner and an image forming apparatus including the same. The scanner may include a scanning unit; a support unit configured to support the scanning unit; a first pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along a first rack of a first surface of a guide member; and a second pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along a second rack of a second surface of the guide member such that the direction of rotation of the second pinion is opposite to the direction of rotation of the first pinion, the second surface of the guide member being different from the first surface of the guide member.
Claims11
A scanner, comprising:
- a scanning unit;
- a support unit configured to support the scanning unit;
- a first pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along a first rack of a first surface of a guide member;
- and
- a second pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along a second rack of a second surface of the guide member such that the direction of rotation of the second pinion is opposite to the direction of rotation of the first pinion, the second surface of the guide member being different from the first surface of the guide member.
A scanner, comprising:
- a scanning unit;
- a support unit configured to support the scanning unit;
- a first pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along a first rack of a first surface of a guide member;
- and
- a contact member disposed on the support unit and configured to contact a second surface of the guide member, the second surface of the guide member being different from the first surface of the guide member.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a scanner having a scanning unit, a guide member, a support unit, a first pinion, and a second pinion, the guide member includes a first surface having a first rack and a second surface having a second rack, the first surface of the guide member being different from the second surface of the guide member, the support unit configured to support the scanning unit, the first pinion being rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along the first rack of the first surface of the guide member, and a second pinion rotatably disposed on the support unit and configured to move along the second rack of the second surface of the guide member, a rotation direction of the second pinion being opposite to a rotation direction of the first pinion;
- and
- an image forming unit configured to reproduce an image scanned by the scanning unit on a printing medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.