Abstract:
A positioning mechanism for reflectors in a scanner is capable of tool-less assembling and precise positioning. The mechanism mainly includes a carrier, some angular positioning members, and resilient arms. The carrier is a plate-like member for mounting an optical assembly. The angular positioning members are mounted on the carrier and formed with cutoffs of supporting surfaces. The resilient arms extend from the carrier to outer sides of the supporting surfaces of the angular positioning members. The clearance of the end of resilient arm to the supporting surface is less than the thickness of the reflector to position the reflector simply, easily and precisely.
Abstract:
An apparatus for reading images includes: a first carriage having a lamp for exposing a manuscript and a first reflection mirror for reflecting reflected light from the manuscript; a second carriage including second and third reflection mirrors for returning the reflected light from the first carriage; an image forming optical unit for producing an image of the reflected light from the third reflection mirror on an image sensor, a body casing accommodating at least the first and second carriages, the image forming optical unit, and the image sensor, being covered on top thereof by a manuscript glass, and including a hole covered by a removable member on part of the surface thereof; and a mechanism for adjusting mirror angle for adjusting the angle of the second reflection mirror, wherein the mechanism for adjusting mirror angle is capable of adjusting the angle of the second reflection mirror from the hole.
Abstract:
In an image reader that adopts an off-axial optical system, an adjustable imaging mirror and a CCD fixed to a highly rigid structure. Since the relative position between reflecting mirrors and imaging mirrors can be set highly accurately, adjusting only the CCD-mounting position allows a required specification of the read image to be met. The imaging mirror can easily be adjusted without distorting the reflecting surface when necessary. The reflecting mirrors, the imaging mirrors, and the CCD-mounting-position adjusting means are positioned directly to reflecting-mirror supporting sections, imaging-mirror supporting sections, and CCD supporting sections, which are integrated with a carriage casing, and fixed to them. The CCD is fixed to the carriage casing with the CCD-mounting-position adjusting means. An imaging mirror close to a diaphragm and adjacent to the image is supported by a mirror adjusting plate. The position of the imaging mirror is adjusted by displacing the mirror adjusting plate.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus includes a platen glass on which a document is placed, a light source which irradiates the document with a light beam via the platen glass, an imaging element which receives the light beam reflected from the document, so as to output an image signal, and an illuminance adjusting mechanism which adjusts the illuminance on a light receiving surface of the document by varying a distance between the light source and the platen glass while maintaining the number of light sources.
Abstract:
The present invention is a changeable means for different total tracks and its method, the means reflects a light from a light source at least twice toward predetermined directions; the means comprises plural reflection elements, at least one of the plural reflection elements is a rotational reflection element, which has plural reflection surface sets, and each reflection surface set has at least one reflection surface; a pivot axis is for each rotational reflection element circulation and changing of reflection surface sets; a fixing apparatus, which connects to a rotational reflection element for adjusting and fixing positions of the rotational reflection element.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an image reading apparatus and includes: scanning unit including a light source; a focusing mirror which reflects light from the light source on a reflecting surface portion; and a mirror holder which fixes the focusing mirror on fixing portions formed at both ends of the mirror holder, wherein, when the scanning unit is moved to read image information, the focusing mirror is formed such that the fixing portion is smaller than the reflecting surface portion in at least one of strength and rigidity.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanning module of an image scanner. SOLUTION: The scanning module of the image scanner is disclosed. The scanning module has plural reflective mirrors. The position of one reflective mirror is adjusted by two screws to adjust a light reflective angle of the mirror. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical reading head of a scanning device in which a distance between a scanning object and a lens can be appropriately regulated and thereby an optical path tilt can be minimized. SOLUTION: The optical reading head of the scanning device includes a housing, two movable mirror fasteners and two supporting plates. The housing includes a luminous source, a mirror set, the lens and an image sensor. The two movable mirror fasteners can regulate a given position of a reflection mirror by fixing both edges of a given reflection mirror in the mirror set. The two supporting plates protrude from both of opposed sides of the housing to support the two movable mirror fasteners. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact reading module having simple configuration and realizing the facilitation of the adjustment of optical path length. SOLUTION: The reading module is provided with a light source 5, a pair of mirrors consisting of a mirror 11 which reflected light from an original 20 is made to enter and a mirror 12 whose mirror surface is opposed to that of the mirror 11 nearly parallel therewith at a specified interval therefrom, and reflecting the incident light several times and then emitting it from the mirror 11, a mirror 13 reflecting the light entering from a pair of mirrors nearly in parallel with the original 20 in a direction where the light goes away from a pair of mirrors, a mirror 14 reflecting the light entering from the mirror 13 in a direction where the light is nearly opposed to the light going toward the mirror 13 from a pair of mirrors, and making the light enter a lens 2, a mirror 15 reflecting the light emitted from the lens 2 in a direction where the light is nearly opposed to the light going toward the mirror 14 from the mirror 13, and a linear sensor 1 arranged at given intervals from the mirror 15. The position of a pair of mirrors can be changed along an optical path going toward the mirror 11 from the original 20 while holding positional relationship between the mirrors 11 and 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract in simplified Chinese:本发明提供一具有一用以照射文档之光源之扫瞄模块。自文档反射之光线入射至一以一对包含第一及一第二镜子上。光线在此二镜间进行多次之反射,然后自第一镜子反射以输出光线。接着,一第三及第四镜子沿着一包含一透镜之路径依序反射光线。一第五镜子反射来自透镜之光线。一线型传感器与第五镜子相隔一预定的距离以便通过透镜的光线可聚焦在线型传感器。第一及第二镜子在自文档延伸至第一镜子的路径上之位置可以调整,以在彼此间保持一相关位置关系。