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Image scanning apparatus

US5140443A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateJul 24, 1990
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/193
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for scanning an image, comprising a main unit body casing, a first original platen having a transparent surface on which a light-reflective original is placed, a second original platen movable in a horizontal direction inside the main unit body casing upon which platen a light-transmissive original is placed, a light source that irradiates light to the first and second original platens, an image sensor, and an optical apparatus disposed inside the body casing, and which respectively passes reflected light from the original placed on the first original platen and light transmitted through the original placed on the second original platen to the image sensor.

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