Abstract:
A document scanner carriage (20) housing contains a pair of spaced mirrors (34,36) whose spacing and parallelism is precisely maintained by floating metal spacer plates (60,62) which are not affixed to the housing. Spaced springs (35) urge one of the mirrors (34,36) into engagement with the spacer plates (60,62), the other mirror(34,36) being referenced to the molded plastic housing (50). The parallel facing image plane sides of the mirrors (34,36) are substantially unobstructed by the spacer plates (60,62) which contact them thus allowing the scanner (10) to efficiently use a substantial proportion of the image planes of the mirrors (34,36) and occupy a comparatively small footprint. The floating spacer plates (60,62) and mirrors (34,36) are cushioned against shock and vibration by compressed elastomeric pads (80,81,82,83) on the underside of the housing cover (30) which allows the spacing and parallelism of the mirrors (34,36) to be maintained without direct affixation of the mirrors (34,36) or spacer plates (60,62) to the housing (50).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a joining construction for mounting the CCD cells of a color line camera on a color splitting prism (30) attached to a prism housing (2). Each CCD cell (6, 7, 8) is attached, by a first glue joint (13), to its fastening element (9), the length (L2) whereof is essentially larger than the length (L1) of the CCD cell, and which fastening element (9) extends from the housing margin (12a) located on one side of said exit surface (20a, 20b, 20c) of the color splitting prism to the other housing margin (12b) located on the opposite side thereof. Each fastening element (9) is attached to said margins by third glue joints (11).
Abstract:
A scanner (10) includes a carriage unit (20) having a cover (30) with an elongated slot (26) and groove (25) for helping to define a document illumination area on a document (16) to be scanned. A flexible reflector (24) is disposed within the groove for reflecting non uniform light in a substantially uniform manner. A print screen (90) disposed on the reflector (24) controls the dispersion of light from the reflector and includes an elongated narrow reflective center portion (96) sandwiched between a pair of elongated non reflective center portions (92,94) and a pair of spaced apart reflective end portions (93,98).
Abstract:
An image sensor according to the present invention includes a casing (4), a light source disposed in the casing (4) for emitting light toward an object (K) to be read, and an image sensor board (6) provided, on an obverse surface thereof, with a plurality of light receiving elements (52) for generating image signals upon receiving light reflected by the object (K). The image sensor board (6) is disposed so that the obverse surface thereof is directed inwardly of the casing (4). The substrate (6) is provided with a light shielding layer (61) for covering the reverse surface of the substrate at least entirely over a portion of the obverse surface where the plurality of light receiving elements (52) are mounted, so that disturbing external light is prevented from entering inside the casing (4).
Abstract:
밀착형 이미지 센서 유닛은, 원고 조명용의 광원(10)과, 상기 광원(10)으로부터의 광을 원고로 유도하기 위한 막대 형상의 도광체(11)와, 상기 원고로부터의 반사광을 광전 변환 소자에 결상하는 결상 소자(12)와, 상기 광전 변환 소자가 실장된 센서 기판(14)과, 이들을 장착함과 함께 상기 도광체(11)를 장착하기 위한 위치 결정부(200)를 갖는 프레임(15)과, 상기 도광체(11)를 착탈 가능하게 지지하고, 또한 상기 위치 결정부(200)에 착탈 가능하게 장착되는 지지 부재(16)를 구비하고 있다. 접착재를 사용하지 않고, 도광체(11)를 프레임(15)에 장착할 수 있으므로, 도광체(11)의 변형이나 밀착형 이미지 센서 유닛의 휨 등을 방지할 수 있다.
Abstract:
A scanning head comprises a support member (2) for supporting the head in pressing contact with a platen (26). The support member has lower strength portions (A) spaced longitudinally of the head, and higher strength portions (B) alternate with the lower strength portions. The support member is easily bendable at the lower strength portions, and the higher strength portions are urged by springs (27) toward the platen. Thus, the head can come into intimate pressing contact with the platen even if the surface flatness of the support member as a whole is not strictly realized.
Abstract:
A contact-type linear image sensor has two separate substrates (l2, l4) aligned adjacent to each other A linear array (D) of amorphous silicon photoelectric converting elements serving as photoelectric cells and a matrix wiring unit (28) are provided on a first substrate (l2) Driver IC chips (34, 36) are mounted on a second substrate (l4) Connection pad patterns (20a) for common cell electrodes (20) of cell groups (Dl, D2,..., Dm) and connection pad patterns (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) for row signal lines (26) of the matrix wiring unit (28) are provided concentrically at a peripheral edge of the first substrate (l2) to be alinged along a junction edge line defined between the substrates (l2, l4). Connection pad patterns (38) for the IC chips (34, 36) are linearly aligned at a peripheral edge of the second substrate (l4) and along the substrate junction edge line to oppose the pad patterns (20a, 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) of the first substrate (l2). A connector unit for electrically connecting the pad patterns of the first and second substrates (l2, l4) may be provided at only one position of the junction edge portion of the first and second substrates (l2, l4).
Abstract:
An illuminating apparatus includes a columnar light guide (1, 2), a board (11, 12) having a light source (3, 4, 5, 6) fastened on one surface thereof, and a holder (7, 8). The holder is formed with a through-hole (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b) into which an end of the light guide (1, 2) in the columnar center axis direction is fitted to hold the light guide (1, 2), and a catch (7c, 7d, 8c, 8d) that catches and holds the board (11, 12) with the light source (3, 4, 5, 6) facing the end surface of the light guide (1, 2) in the columnar center axis direction in the through-hole (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b).
Abstract:
An image sensor according to the present invention includes a casing (4), a light source disposed in the casing (4) for emitting light toward an object (K) to be read, and an image sensor board (6) provided, on an obverse surface thereof, with a plurality of light receiving elements (52) for generating image signals upon receiving light reflected by the object (K). The image sensor board (6) is disposed so that the obverse surface thereof is directed inwardly of the casing (4). The substrate (6) is provided with a light shielding layer (61) for covering the reverse surface of the substrate at least entirely over a portion of the obverse surface where the plurality of light receiving elements (52) are mounted, so that disturbing external light is prevented from entering inside the casing (4).
Abstract:
A contact-type image sensor (20) comprises a case (21), a glass cover (22) provided on an upper surface of the case (21), a bottom substrate (23) mounted in a bottom surface of the case (21), light receiving elements (24) mounted on the bottom substrate, light emitting elements (25) for irradiating an object (D) on the glass cover (22) with light, and a rod lens array (27) for collecting the light reflected by the object (D) on the glass cover (22) onto the light receiving elements (24). The light emitting elements (25) are mounted on the bottom substrate (23). The contact-type image sensor further comprises a light guide (26) provided in the case (21) for efficiently directing the light from the light emitting elements (25) to a predetermined region (L) of the glass cover (22). The case (21) is formed with a holding groove (29) for receiving the rod lenses array (27) from above, and the light guide (26) has ends each formed with a tab (37) for pressing the rod lens array (26) from above.