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US 7,609,418 B2Granted
Contact area-sensor
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasayuki Takahashi
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Abstract
A contact area-sensor includes a plurality of image scanners, each of which includes an image scanning sensor substrate in which a plurality of sensor sections are aligned in a matrix manner so as to scan an image; and a connecting line having flexibility, for connecting the plurality of image scanners to each other. On this account, it is possible to provide a small, thin, light-weighted contact area-sensor, which is capable of obtaining a wide area of an image, while ensuring superior portability.
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A contact area-sensor, comprising:
- a plurality of image scanners, each of which includes an image scanning sensor substrate in which a plurality of sensor sections are aligned in a matrix manner so as to scan an image;
- a connecting line having flexibility, for connecting the plurality of image scanners to each other;
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- a hinge member that rotatably couples the image scanners to one another, wherein the plurality of image scanners can carry out simultaneous scanning of images without changing their positions.
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