Platen cover positioning system for an input scanner or copier
US6850730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/605
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a copier or input scanner wherein original documents are manually placed on a platen for scanning, when a platen cover is lowered over the document and approaches a closed position, a control system initiates a scanning operation while locking the platen cover in the closed position. After the scanning operation is completed, the platen cover is automatically pushed into an open position as a visual cue to the user that a new document may be scanned. The system facilitates manual scanning of odd-shaped documents, such as successive pages of bound books.
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