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Scanner head cartridge and apparatus for processing information capable of mounting such scanner head cartridge thereon

US5936740A · kind A · utility

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35Claims
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Filing dateOct 27, 1997
Grant dateAug 10, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/1911
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scanner head cartridge, which can be mounted exchangeably with an ink head cartridge on a carriage capable of moving the ink head cartridge of an information processing apparatus for recording on a recording medium, includes a lower case containing therein optical parts required for reading, an upper case structured to be coupled with the lower case for covering the open face of the lower case and guiding means arranged on the upper surface of the upper case for positioning when being inserted into the carriage. With the structure thus arranged, it is possible to mount the scanner head cartridge on the carriage by a simple mounting operation with a highly precise positioning simultaneously.

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