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US 6,744,541 B1Granted
Scanning apparatus for scanning both transparent and reflective objects
AssigneeBenq Corporation
InventorJih-Yung Lu
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Abstract
An scanning apparatus for scanning both of a reflective object and a transparent object is disclosed. The scanning apparatus moves the position of the image-retrieving device to switch the work position of the lens in the image-retrieving device. Therefore, the lens can form the image of the reflective object on the image-detecting device while its work position is on the reflective object. On the other hand, the lens can form the image of the transparent object on the image-detecting device while its work position is on the transparent object.
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A scanning apparatus capable of scanning both a reflective object and a transparent object comprising:
- a reflective scanning platform capable of holding the reflective object;
- a transparent scanning platform capable of holding the transparent object, said transparent scanning platform being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said reflective scanning platform;
- a light source disposed between said reflective scanning platform and said transparent scanning platform, for offering the light toward at least one of the reflective object and the transparent object;
- an image receiving module capable of moving within the scanning apparatus;
- a reflective mirror fixed on the image receiving module for changing the direction of the light reflected by the reflective object or the light passing through the transparent object;
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- an image retrieving device movably mounted to the image receiving module, for receiving the light reflected by the reflective mirror, wherein the image retrieving device can be moved independently of the image receiving module to be switched between a first position and a second position to adjust a distance between the reflective mirror and the image retrieving device, so that the image retrieving device is located at the first position while scanning a transparent object disposed on the transparent scanning platform, and is located at the second position while scanning a reflective object disposed on the reflective scanning platform.
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A scanning apparatus capable of scanning both a reflective object and a transparent object comprising:
- a reflective scanning platform capable of holding the reflective object;
- a transparent scanning platform capable of holding the transparent object, said transparent scanning platform being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said reflective scanning platform by a predetermined distance d;
- a light source for offering a light toward at least one of the reflective object and the transparent object;
- an image retrieving device for receiving at least one of the light reflected from the reflective object and the light passing through the transparent object, both the light reflected from the reflective object and the light passing through the transparent object entering the image retrieving device along a single optical path;
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- an image receiving module supporting the image retrieving device, the image receiving module capable of moving along a longitude axis of the transparent scanning platform, the image receiving module having a predetermined first position and a predetermined second position along the optical axis, and the distance between the first position and the second position being the distance d,
- wherein the image retrieving device is switched between the first position and the second position, so that the image of the transparent object is focused within the image retrieving device when the image retrieving device is located at the first position, and the image of the reflective object is focused within the image retrieving device when the image retrieving device is located at the second position.
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A scanning apparatus capable of scanning both a reflective object and a transparent object comprising:
- a reflective scanning platform capable of holding the reflective object;
- a transparent scanning platform capable of holding the transparent object, said transparent scanning platform being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said reflective scanning platform by a predetermined distance d;
- a light source for offering a light toward at least one of the reflective object and the transparent object;
- an image retrieving device for receiving at least one of the light reflected from the reflective object and the light passing through the transparent object, both the light reflected from the reflective object and the light passing through the transparent object entering the image retrieving device along a single optical path;
- an image receiving module supporting the image retrieving device, wherein the image retrieving device can be moved independently of the image receiving module, the image receiving module capable of moving along a longitude axis of the transparent scanning platform;
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- an auto-focusing device disposed in the image retrieving device, so that the auto focusing device can adjust the position of the image retrieving device along the optical path, and only one of the image of the transparent object and the image of the reflective object is clearly focused within the image retrieving device.
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A scanning apparatus capable of scanning both a reflective object and a transparent object comprising:
- a reflective scanning platform capable of holding the reflective object;
- a transparent scanning platform capable of holding the transparent object, said transparent scanning platform being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said reflective scanning platform;
- a light source disposed between said reflective scanning platform and said transparent scanning platform, for offering the light toward at least one of the reflective object and the transparent object;
- an image receiving module capable of moving within the scanning apparatus;
- a reflective mirror fixed on the image receiving module for changing the direction of the light reflected by the reflective object or the light passing through the transparent object;
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- an image-detecting device disposed on the image receiving module for receiving the light reflected by the reflective mirror, wherein the image-detecting device can be moved independently of the image receiving module to be switched between a first position and a second position to adjust a distance between the reflective mirror and the image-detecting device, so that the image-detecting device is located at the first position while scanning a transparent object disposed on the transparent scanning platform, and is located at the second position while scanning a reflective object disposed on the reflective scanning platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.