Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080278776 | Scanning module and scanner using the same - A scanning module disposed on one side of a transparent platen of a scanner for scanning a document disposed on the reverse side of the transparent platen is provided. The scanning module comprises a base, a lamp, a holder and an optical sensing component. The lamp for illuminating the document comprises a first section and a second section. The first section extends substantially parallel to a plane of the transparent platen. A first end of the second section is connected to one end of the first section. The shortest distance between a second end of the second section and the transparent platen is greater than that between the first section and the transparent platen. The holder is disposed on the second section for fixing the lamp to the base. The optical sensing component is used for receiving the light reflected by the document and converting that into an image signal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080285093 | SCANNING DEVICE HAVING A DOCUMENT PRESSING UNIT - A scanning device includes a transparent platen, a scanning module, a sheet-feeding mechanism, a section and a pressing unit. The scanning module is disposed at a scan position and acquires an image of a document through the transparent platen. The sheet-feeding mechanism transports the document in a transporting direction across the scan position. The section is located downstream of the scan position, and has a low point at a level lower than that of an upper surface of the transparent platen. The pressing unit is disposed opposite the section and limits a distance between the document and the transparent platen. | 11-20-2008 |
20090020942 | Document ejecting mechanism and document feeder using the same - A document ejecting mechanism includes an output roller, a roller shaft, an idle roller, an idle shaft and an adjusting device. The roller shaft inserts through the output roller, which rotates the idle roller. The idle shaft inserts through the idle roller. The adjusting device adjusts a distance between the output roller and the idle roller. A document feeder using the document ejecting mechanism is also disclosed. | 01-22-2009 |
20090057985 | Paper pick-up mechanism and feeder using the same - A paper pick-up mechanism for a feeder includes a pick-up roller, a pick-up roller shaft, a separation roller, a transmission shaft, a gear set and a transmission gear shaft. Two one-way clutches are respectively coupled to the transmission shaft and the transmission gear shaft in parallel. When the transmission shaft is rotated in a direction opposite to a sheet-feeding direction, the gear set, through the cooperation of the two one-way clutches are used as a planetary gear set to lift up the pick-up roller. | 03-05-2009 |
20090128868 | SCANNING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE LED LIGHT SOURCES AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A scanning device with multiple LED light sources and an application thereof. The scanning device includes a housing, a chassis, a main LED light source and an auxiliary LED light source. A horizontal plane of the housing is connected to a sloped plane of the housing to form a connecting section. The main LED light source has a length extending in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the chassis. The main LED light source provides a main light ray to illuminate the horizontal plane, and includes a first circuit board mounted on the chassis and first LEDs mounted on the first circuit board. The auxiliary LED light source includes a second circuit board mounted on the chassis and a second LED mounted on the second circuit board. The second LED provides an auxiliary light ray to illuminate the connecting section. | 05-21-2009 |
20090146365 | Paper feeder and image processing apparatus using the same - A paper feeder and an image processing apparatus using the same are provided. The paper feeder includes a feeding plate, a paper guide, a paper-feeding unit and a friction provider. The feeding plate is for supporting at least one sheet of paper. The paper guide is disposed on a side of the feeding plate for aligning the sheet of paper. The paper-feeding unit is disposed at a paper-feeding end of the feeding plate for conveying the sheet of paper. The friction provider is disposed on one lateral side of the paper-feeding unit, for increasing the friction between the sheet of paper and the surface of the feeding plate, and the paper guide is disposed on the other lateral side of the paper-feeding unit. | 06-11-2009 |
20090251741 | SCANNER WITH LED LIGHT SOURCE - A scan module and a scanner using the same are provided. The scanner includes a housing and a scan module. The housing has a scan platform for supporting a to-be-scanned document. The scan module disposed inside the housing includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source, a reflector and an optical module. The LED light source for emitting a light beam is directed towards the reflector. The reflector is for reflecting the light beam, and the light beam reflected by the reflector is projected on the to-be-scanned document. The optical module is for receiving the light beam reflected from the to-be-scanned document placed on the scan platform. The light beam emitted by the LED light source is reflected by the reflector at least once before arriving at the to-be-scanned document. | 10-08-2009 |
20090262401 | SCANNING MEMBER WITH FLEXIBLE PRESSING MEMBER - A scanning device includes a transparent platen, a scanning module, a document transporting mechanism and a flexible pressing member. The scanning module is located in a scan zone and acquires through the transparent platen an image of a document. The document transporting mechanism transports the document along a passageway and across the scan zone. The flexible pressing member is disposed in the passageway, upstream of the scan zone or within the scan zone and located apart from the transparent platen by a gap. The flexible pressing member is deformed in a direction away from the transparent platen due to a force applied by the document transported across the scan zone. | 10-22-2009 |
20090295062 | AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER AND SCAN APPARATUS WITH ASSEMBLIES FOR TRANSPORTING SHEET AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS - An automatic sheet feeder includes a sheet passageway, an opening formed in the sheet passageway and a sheet transporting mechanism. The sheet transporting mechanism transports a sheet through the sheet passageway. The sheet transporting mechanism includes a first transporting assembly and a second transporting assembly, which is disposed downstream of the first transporting assembly. The first transporting assembly transports the sheet to the opening at a first speed, and the second transporting assembly transports the sheet away from the opening at a second speed higher than the first speed. A scan apparatus using the automatic sheet feeder is also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100118356 | AUTOMATIC SHEET-FEEDING SCANNER HAVING NON-LINEAR PAPER PATH - A scanner includes a platen assembly, a sheet feeder and a scanning module. The platen assembly and the sheet feeder are combined together to form a non-linear paper path. The paper path has a scan region. The sheet feeder includes a feeding mechanism, a transporting mechanism and a discharging mechanism. The feeding mechanism feeds a document into the paper path. The transporting mechanism transports the document from the feeding mechanism to the scan region. The document is transported past the scan region in a direction substantially parallel to a scan plane in the scan region. The discharging mechanism transports the document out of the paper path from the scan region. The scanning module movably disposed in the platen assembly acquires an image of the document transported past the scan region. | 05-13-2010 |
20100244363 | FEEDING MECHANISM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a feeding mechanism and an image processing apparatus using the same. The feeding mechanism includes an upper casing, a lower casing disposed opposite the upper casing, a sheet tray, a main feeding roller, a sheet-separation member and a first auxiliary roller. The upper casing and the lower casing form a transporting path. The sheet tray for loading a sheet is coupled with the lower casing. The main feeding roller for feeding the sheet in a feeding direction is disposed in the lower casing. The sheet-separation member, disposed at a downstream position of the main feeding roller with respect to the feeding direction, separates the sheet from another sheet. The first auxiliary roller is disposed in the lower casing and on a lateral side of the main feeding roller for feeding the sheet in the feeding direction. | 09-30-2010 |
20110013222 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE ATTRIBUTES - An image capturing apparatus includes a housing, a processor module, a sheet feeder, an image capturing assembly, a display module and an operation interface. The image capturing assembly captures both of first and second images of a document sheet, past a scan region and transported by the sheet feeder, and produces first and second image data representative of the first and second images in either a single-sided or double-sided scanning mode. The display module displays representation images of the first and second images. The operation interface receives user input and outputs a selection signal comprising information of selecting at least one of the first and second images. The processor module processes at least one of the first and second image data into output image data according to the selection signal. | 01-20-2011 |
20110058221 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND STORING SCAN IMAGES - An apparatus for displaying and storing scan images includes an image capturing module, a processor module and a display module. The image capturing module captures N images of N pages of a document and generates corresponding N sets of image data, where N is a positive integer greater than 2. The processor module, coupled to the image capturing module, controls the image capturing module, processes the N sets of image data and generates corresponding storage image data and M representation images of M of the N images, where M is a positive integer less than N. The display module, coupled to the processor module, displays the M representation images after the storage image data are stored in a memory device connected to the apparatus. A method for displaying and storing the scan images is also disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
20110068533 | SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS HAVING GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING ROTATING SHAFT, AND SCANNER AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sheet transporting apparatus includes a housing, a rotating shaft, a roller and a gear assembly. The housing includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member. The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing. The rotating shaft has a first end portion mounted in the first supporting member, and a second end portion mounted in the second supporting member. The roller is attached to the rotating shaft and rotated by the roller to transport a document sheet. The gear assembly, coupled to the second end portion, transmits power to the rotating shaft. The gear assembly includes a gear member and a coupling member, rotatable with the gear member, for securing the second end portion to the second supporting member. | 03-24-2011 |
20110141533 | SCANNER HAVING BACKGROUND ASSEMBLY - A scanner includes a reference backing member, a scan assembly and a light-obstruction member. The scan assembly, disposed opposite the reference backing member, scans a reference block of the reference backing member and an original block of an original in a scan region. The scan assembly includes a light source for emitting a first light beam in a direction toward the reference block, and emitting a second light beam in a direction toward the original block. The light-obstruction member, disposed between the reference backing member and the scan assembly, includes a light-obstruction part, disposed in a first optical path of the first light beam and outside a second optical path of the second light beam, for blocking a portion of the first light beam from reaching the reference block. | 06-16-2011 |
20110222095 | MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE FOR QUICK EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONS AND EXECUTION METHOD THEREOF - A multifunction device for quick execution of functions thereof includes a processing module, and a scanning unit, a user interface and an output module, all of which are connected to the processing module. The scanning unit performs image acquisition on an original to generate a scan image signal representative of an image of the original. The user interface includes a display unit and an operation interface. The display unit displays a representation image of the scan image signal. The operation interface receives a user input. After the representation image is displayed, the processing module receives a user setting signal containing user input information from the operation interface and generates an output signal according to the user setting signal and the scan image signal. The output module outputs an output result corresponding to the output signal. | 09-15-2011 |
20120126476 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE WITH GROOVED ELASTIC PAD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sheet feeding device, for transporting a sheet into a transporting path in an image processing apparatus, includes an elastic pad and a feeding roller for feeding the sheet. The elastic pad is bent and disposed opposite the feeding roller and applies an acting force to the feeding roller to separate the sheet from a stack of sheets by cooperating with the feeding roller. The elastic pad has a first side and an opposite second side. The second side is formed with a groove. The elastic pad is bent at an angle at the groove. | 05-24-2012 |
20120188567 | METHOD AND IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PRESETTING OUTPUT LAYOUT AND MERGING IMAGES - A method for merging images comprises the following steps: displaying representative images of a first form image and a first ID image; according to a user input determining a position value of the first ID image relative to the first form image and storing the position value; and according to the position value merging a second ID image and one of the first form image and a second form image into a merged image. The present invention also provides an image-processing apparatus for presetting output layouts and merging images. | 07-26-2012 |
20120268764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING DOCUMENT IMAGES - An apparatus for reproducing document images is provided. The apparatus includes an image-capturing device, a processing module, an operation interface and an image-output device. The image-capturing device captures a first-side image and a second-side image of a first sheet of a document and produces first-side image data and second-side image data correspondingly. The processing module receives the first-side image data and second-side image data and determines whether the image data contain a blank image. The processing module processes the image data contains a non-blank image into image reproduction data. The image-output device receives the image reproduction data and outputs a corresponding image. | 10-25-2012 |
20150043044 | LINEAR LIGHT SOURCE MODULE WITH TWO LIGHT GUIDES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR SCANNER - A linear light source module comprises a holder, a first light guide, a second light guide, a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element. The first and second light guides are mounted on the holder and arranged in series, where the first light guide has a first emitting surface and the second light guide has a second emitting surface. The holder partially surrounds the first and second light guides. The first light-emitting element is disposed close to a first end of the first light guide, and a light beam emitted by the first light-emitting element is reflected and converted by the first light guide into first linear light emitted from the first emitting surface. The second light-emitting element is disposed close to a first end of the second light guide, and a light beam emitted by the second light-emitting element is reflected and converted by the second light guide into second linear light emitted from the second emitting surface. An optical assembly for a scanner using such linear light source module is also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |