Patent · US Expired

Scanner housing structure

US5850296A · kind A · utility

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14References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1995
Grant dateDec 15, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0063
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a scanner housing structure which includes a scanner shell for mounting therein a scanning circuit, and the scanner housing structure is drawably mounted in a scanner-receiving space of a computer and allowed to be partially or completely drawn out of the scanner-receiving space. The scanner housing structure according to the present invention provides a more convenient environment in using a scanner, and the scanner can be a part of the computer so that no more effort of a user to choose and install a scanner is needed.

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