Abstract:
Film gate for a virtual contact scanner includes a base having a precision site adapted to receive a solid-state scanner assembly so as to position the sensor photosites at a precise spacing from the film image plane. A separate circuit board carrying control circuits for the scanner assembly is clamped over the scanner with contact terminals aligned with mating input/output terminals of the scanner assembly. Preferably the scanner terminals are aligned with open slots in the substrate and electrical contact is made between the scanner and circuit board terminals by means of compressible electrically conductive pads. Clamping force is concentrated over the region of electrical contact between the circuit board and scanner terminals to assure good electrical contact.
Abstract:
A mount for an optical device, such as a linear CCD array, is disclosed. The array is mounted on a base which is supported on a frame for adjustment relative thereto. The base is slidably movable on the frame for adjustment of the array in in-track and cross-track directions. The base is movable toward and away from the frame to provide a focus adjustment of the array. In order to provide a mount which can be easily and precisely adjusted to position the array along five degrees of freedom, adjustment screws are positioned such that the position of the array can be changed along one degree of freedom without changing the position of the array along any of the other degrees of freedom.
Abstract:
The invention provides a scanner system which in one embodiment includes only a single moving part in the document path, namley a drive roll, which serves not only to move the document through the system, but also to provide a backing against which the document is pushed while a proximate region thereof is being scanned. The invention in an embodiment also provides an opto-mechanical assembly that is shock-mounted to the frame of the system at only three-spaced apart locations, so that the assembly tends to be isolated from vibration and torsional forces.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light irradiation apparatus capable of uniforming illuminance distribution on a light irradiation area while using full reflection of a light guide member by narrowly attaching the light guide member, to provide an image reading apparatus, and to provide an image forming apparatus. SOLUTION: A first carriage of an image reading section includes: an LED substrate 51 having a plurality of LEDs 43 linearly arranged in a main scanning direction; a light guide plate 403 opposing the light emitting surface of the LEDs 43 and guiding light emitted from the LEDs 43 to a light irradiation area of a light irradiation object; a receiving pedestal 405 for holding the LED substrate 51; a cover 406 for covering the LED substrate 51 and the light guide plate 403; and a positioning means such as a positioning pin 404 for positioning the light guide plate 403 on the receiving pedestal 405. The light guide plate 403 positioned by the positioning means is clamped by the cover 406 and the receiving pedestal 405. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reader which can secure superior focusing by suppressing the deformations of the focusing mirror, having an off-axial reflecting surface as an image focusing element and being attained of small size. SOLUTION: This reader reads image information by making a scanning unit mounting an optical system composed of a light source, an imaging mirror 201, and a mirror holder 207 move. The reader is positioned and fixed to the mirror holder 207 at the fixing sections 203, provided at both ends of the reflecting surface of the imaging mirror 201. The fixing sections 203 of the imaging mirror 201 have strength or rigidity formed smaller than those of the reflecting surface section. Thus, deformation is absorbed by fixing sections 203 of both ends that is smaller in strength and rigidity than those of the reflecting surface, when fixing the imaging mirror 201 to the mirror holder 207. Since the imaging mirror 201 is positioned on the mirror holder 207 without deformation of the reflecting surface the degradation of imaging performance due to deformation of the reflecting surface can be prevented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner core structure in which a second light source and a movable lens are designed and the overall volume of a scanner can be reduced. SOLUTION: A scanner core structure includes: a movable lens which passes a first light beam during platform type scanning or reflects a second light beam incident from a second lens during sheetfed scanning; a group of lenses reflecting the first light beam or the second light beam incident from the first lens or the movable lens in order; a lens for converging the first light beam or the second light beam introduced from the group of lenses; and a light beam detection element which receives the first light beam or the second light beam converged from the lens and converts the first light beam or the second light beam into an electronic signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A disclosed optical device is physically movable with respect to a document surface or an image forming surface. The disclosed optical device includes substrates; optical element groups mounted on the substrates and composed of optical elements for image scanning or image forming, adjacent ones of the optical element groups being spaced at a predetermined distance in a direction that the optical device is movable; and a joining part joining the substrates and thereby maintaining the predetermined distance, the joining part having a thermal coefficient of expansion that is smaller than that of the substrates.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fix a liquid crystal element without affecting a region of a liquid crystal layer surrounded with a sealing material and to allow the liquid crystal element to be driven, without influencing the number of components, in the liquid crystal element applied to an optical scanner. SOLUTION: The optical scanner comprises at least an optical system, in which an optical element 43 capable of phase modulation of an optical beam is arranged in an optical path from a light source 60 to a surface 3 to be scanned and an optical housing 91 for housing them, wherein the optical housing 91 is equipped with a holder member 95 for fixing the liquid crystal element 43. The liquid crystal element 43 has a sealing material for sealing the liquid crystal layer clamped between transparent glass substrates, wherein the external shape of one glass substrate 83b is made larger than that of the other glass substrate 83a, with the liquid crystal element being positioned at the holder member 95, by only the glass substrate 83b whose external shape is largest. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT