Abstract:
In an image sensor including a light emitting element for emitting a light beam to be incident on a document, a light receiving element for receiving the light beam reflected by the document, and a lens array for directing the reflected light beam from the document to the light receiving element, there is located a mirror between the lens array and the light receiving element for changing the direction of the light beam passing through the lens array. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are located on the same substrate. With this arrangement, a compact and inexpensive image sensor can be achieved. This compact image sensor causes an increased amount of light to be incident on the document.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging system for capturing a media image. SOLUTION: The imaging system for capturing a media image includes an illumination system and an optical module which are used together to scan media. The illumination system is composed of a tubular diffusion platen, a light source, and a reflector. The optical module comprises a rotating optical platen that rotates around an imaging assembly composed of a lens array, an optical element, a linear sensor array, an interconnect circuit, and a housing. The optical platen is transparent to allow the imaging assembly to capture an image of the transparent media and functions to accurately locate the transparent media in the optimal focus plane. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading apparatus with a small size and providing maintenance-free for preventing deterioration in the image quality due to floating dust. SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 3 includes: read glass 30; and a read unit 31 for reading an image of an original at an original read position through the read glass 30. A spacer 10 is fitted to the read glass 30 at a position of an upstream side in an original carrying direction from the original read position on the side of the read glass 30 opposite to the read unit 31. Since the spacer 10 has a slope part 10a, the height of the spacer 10 at the downstream end thereof in the original carrying direction is shaped lower toward the downstream side in the original carrying direction. Thus, a space surrounded by the original, the spacer 10, and the read glass 30 and in which floating dust is pooled is much decreased. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of assembly of a reflecting mirror and to improve the fitting precision of the reflecting mirror by fitting metal plates for reinforcement to a carriage by associating the reflecting mirror with the metal plates for reinforcement by providing the reflecting mirror associatively with the metal plates for reinforcement incorporated in the carriage in which an optical unit of an image reader is built. SOLUTION: The metal plates 41 and 42 are incorporated in the carriage 22 in which the optical unit comprising a light source 31, a photoelectric converting device 35 which obtains image data of a document mounted on a platen glass 28, etc., is built. A first reflecting mirror 32 which guides reflected light from the document to a rod lens array 33 and a second reflecting mirror 34 which guides the projection light of the rod lens array 33 to the photoelectric converting device 35 are stuck at proper positions of the metal plates 41 and 42 for reinforcement. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reader capable of preventing flare light from getting into a reading means, making illuminance distribution constant with easy operation so as to align a peak light quantity position of the illuminance distribution with center of a reading area, and reading a clear image; and to provide an image forming apparatus equipped with the same. SOLUTION: A shielding member 42 isolating an original illuminating part 56 and an image reading part 54 is provided in a housing 41 so as to demarcate a second space 58 in which the image reading part 54 is housed, and reflection parts 48 and 49 for irradiating an irradiation area W1 of an original P with light from an LED unit 44 are provided on an upper surface of the shielding member 42, then a long-length slit 59 extending in a main scanning direction so as to guide the light reflected from the original P from a first space 57 to the second space 58 is provided thereon. Projections 67 fit in a groove 66 of the housing 41 and performing positioning of the original illuminating part 56 and the image reading part 54 are provided at both ends in a main scanning direction of the shielding member 42. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner of a simple design which facilitates adaptation or change of an existing image processing device without rearranging a lamp and a reflector assembly. SOLUTION: The scanner 10 comprises a platen 12 positioned along a first plane and configured to support an article to be scanned, an illuminator 131 positioned below the platen along a second plane parallel to the first plane, and configured to emit light beams, mirrors 15 positioned between the platen and the illuminator and between the first and second planes, each of the mirrors being configured to direct a light beam emitted by the illuminator onto the article on the platen at an imaging point 134, a sensor 17 configured to detect the light reflecting off the article at the imaging point along a sensor optical path, and a carriage mechanism 13 constructed to affect relative movement parallel to the first and second planes between (i) the platen, and (ii) the illuminator and the mirrors in a scanning direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact image reader which has a long depth of focus. SOLUTION: The image reader has a light source which irradiates light to the irradiation part of a document, a first mirror which receives scattered light reflected by the document and reflects it to a sub scanning direction, a first concave aspherical mirror which collimates light from the first mirror and reflects it as a parallel pencil of rays, an aperture mirror which reflects light from the first aspherical mirror through an opening part that has a light-shielded portion formed therearound and selectively transmits light, a second concave aspherical mirror which receives light from the aperture mirror and reflects it as convergent light, a second mirror which is arranged on a light path of light converged by the second aspherical mirror and reflects light in a vertical direction to the document surface, a light receptor which receives light from the second mirror and has a light receiving area to form an image corresponding to light from the opening part, and a housing in which the first and the second aspherical mirrors are arranged in one side of the sub scanning direction, and the aperture mirror is arranged in the other side of the sub scanning direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract in simplified Chinese:一种扫描模块包含一本体、一反射单元,及一影像截取单元。该本体包括一基壁及其内之一反射腔室,该基壁设有一入射孔供一入射光线进入该反射腔室。该反射单元安装在该反射腔室内,并包括可依序反射该光线之一第一反射件、一第二反射件及一第三反射件,其中该第一反射件之一法线与该入射光线之一轴线的夹角不小于30度。该影像截取单元包括一供该第三反射件反射光线折射穿过之镜头,及一感应光线后可转换成电性信号的传感器组件。