Retractable lamp for an improved document scanner paper path
US7130088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A combination platen and sheet fed scanner has a retractable lamp which comprises a sheet fed scanning unit (1). A sheet feeding mechanism is in the sheet fed scanning unit (1). A first camera images a first side of a document fed through the sheet feeding mechanism. A second camera images a side of the document. A platen (2) is detachably mounted to the sheet fed scanning unit (1). A mechanism moves the second camera from the sheet fed scanning unit (1) to the platen (2). A lamp is associated with the second camera, the lamp is retractably mounted to the second camera.
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