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Document scanner driven by electromagnetic actuators

US4961118A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 1989
Grant dateOct 2, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/04794
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-dimensional image pick-up device using a one-dimensional image pick-up element which is useful as an image reader. Drive coil type linear motors for driving an element moving carriage in the subscanning direction of the one-dimensional image pick-up element are disposed on both sides of the element moving carriage, enabling the deivce to be economically small-sized as a whole.

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