Scanning apparatus with circuit board overlapping platen
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRichard A. Murray
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Abstract
A scanning apparatus includes: a transparent platen having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first and second edges being separated along a scan direction; a frame including: a holder for the transparent platen; and a control panel located proximate the first edge of the transparent platen; a scan bar assembly including a scan element; a motor for moving the scan bar assembly along the scan direction; and a circuit board connected to the control panel, the circuit board including: a plurality of electrical components; a first edge located adjacent a side of the frame; and a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the second edge of the circuit board is configured to overlap the first edge of the transparent platen.
Claims21
A scanning apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen including a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first and second edges being separated along a scan direction;
- a frame including:
- a holder for the transparent platen;
- and
- a control panel located proximate the first edge of the transparent platen;
- a scan bar assembly including a scan element;
- a motor for moving the scan bar assembly along the scan direction;
- and
- a circuit board connected to the control panel, the circuit board including:
- a plurality of electrical components;
- a first edge located adjacent a side of the frame;
- and
- a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the second edge of the circuit board is configured to overlap the first edge of the transparent platen.
A multifunction printer including:
- a scanning apparatus comprising:
- a transparent platen including a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first and second edges being separated along a scan direction;
- a frame including:
- a holder for the transparent platen;
- and
- a control panel located proximate the first edge of the transparent platen;
- a scan bar assembly including a scan element;
- a motor for moving the scan bar assembly along the scan direction;
- and
- a circuit board connected to the control panel, the circuit board including:
- a plurality of electrical components;
- a first edge located adjacent a side of the frame;
- and
- a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the second edge of the circuit board is configured to overlap the first edge of the transparent platen;
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- a printing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.