Foxlink Image Technology Co., Ltd.

Lite-On Technology Corporation

Chin-Te Liu

Lung Chen

Wen-Ching Liao

I-Chuan Hong

Kung-Ho Su

A portable scanner includes a housing including a hollow upper housing and a hollow lower housing of which two ends are connected together to define a transmitting passage therebetween, a switching device rotatably mounted inside the upper housing, a first scanning device mounted on the switching device, and a document feeder for transmitting the document automatically through the transmitting passage. A first and a second scanning window are opened in and penetrating through two different sides of the upper housing respectively, wherein the second scanning window is communicated with the transmitting passage. The switching device together with the first scanning device are switched between a first scanning state that is the first scanning device faces the first scanning window for scanning the document manually, and a second scanning state that is the first scanning device faces the second scanning window for scanning the document automatically.

Portable scanner

A paper transmitting mechanism mounted on the transmitting path which includes a driving wheel, a driving system drives the driving wheel, a pressure wheel, a pressure wheel adjusting unit, and a paper sensor settled upstream to the driving wheel and pressure wheel. The pressure wheel adjusting unit includes an elastomeric unit; one end of the elastomeric unit is connected to the axle of the pressure wheel, and the other end is connected to a linear driving device. When the paper sensor detects the paper is going to enter or leave the driving wheel, the paper sensor will send a signal for adjusting the clamping force between the driving wheel and the pressure wheel to make the clamping force and the friction between the driving wheel and the pressure wheel adjustable according to the position of the paper, so as to avoid the paper slipping or vibrating during transmitting.

Paper transmitting mechanism and the document feeder with the paper transmitting mechanism

An office machine includes a pedestal having an image-handling unit disposed in a top thereof and a passage guider, and an automatic document feeder capable of rotating between an open position exposing the image-handling unit and a closed position covering the image-handling unit. The automatic document feeder defines a passage for transmitting a document from upstream to downstream therethrough. A substantial middle part of the passage is opened to cooperate with the image-handling unit. A magnetic component is mounted to the automatic document feeder. The passage guider is pivoted to the top of the pedestal and near to a downstream side of the image-handling unit. The passage guider will rotate upward by the magnetic component to make a free end thereof for guiding the document when the cover is at the closed position.

Office machine

A calibration mechanism is positioned in a scanning device having a scanning module for scanning a document. The scanning module defines a scanning line perpendicular to a scanned area of the document. The calibration mechanism includes a calibration unit, a supporting unit supporting the calibration unit, and a driving unit. The calibration unit is positioned to face the scanning module and aligned with the scanning line. The driving unit drives the calibration unit to move close to the scanning module and away from the scanning module along the scanning line. The scanning module obtains great brightness value by scanning the calibration unit, if the calibration unit is close to the scanning module. The scanning module obtains small brightness value by scanning the calibration unit, if the calibration unit is far from the scanning module.

Calibration mechanism and scanner has the calibration mechanism

A scanning device includes a hollow housing, a holding plate mounted to an upper portion of the housing, a guiding rod mounted in the housing and spaced from the holding plate with a predetermined distance, a reading unit slidably mounted to the guiding rod, and a flexible cable received in the housing. The flexible cable has a restrictive plate and a conducting cable attached to a top of the restrictive plate. The restrictive plate has at least one long side raised upwardly. The flexible cable is received in the housing in a folding manner, with a lower end thereof where the raised side faces upwards connected to the system controller, and an upper end thereof where the raised side faces downwards connected to the reading unit, forming an inverted-U folding portion. The raised side at the folding portion is unfolded for keeping the folding portion in shape, in scanning process.

Scanning device

An anti-wear FFC (flexible flat cable) according to the present invention is made up of a plurality of covered wires parallel to each other in side-by-side relationship. The anti-wear FFC is folded and forms a plurality of planes lengthwise. The anti-wear FFC includes a base plane and a wing plane connected to the base plane. The base plane and the wing plane forms an angle therebetween. The stress of the wind plane connected to the base plane prevents the FFC from protruding upwards under elasticity and further moves following a signal collecting unit smoothly.

Anti-wear flexible flat cable

The present invention relates to a driving device for a scanning module. An active gear wheel and a passive gear wheel are disposed respectively on two rigid frames. These two rigid frames are connected by a rigid component to avoid relative displacement between the two wheels due to external force or change of temperature. The rigid component of the present invention may also be adopted as a guiding track for the scanning module.

Driving device for scanning module

A locking device for locking a movable module of an electronic apparatus disclosed by the invention mainly includes a control member and a latch connected to the control member. The control member is selectively movable between a first position for locking the movable module and a second position for releasing the movable module. When the latch stops at the first position, it also latches onto an operational interface or a mechanism component so as to prevent the user from electrically or mechanically operating the apparatus.

Locking device for a movable module of an apparatus

The present invention relates to a driving device for a scanning module. An active gear wheel and a passive gear wheel are disposed respectively on two rigid frames. These two rigid frames are connected by a rigid component to avoid relative displacement between the two wheels due to external force or change of temperature. A spring is disposed on the rigid component to adjust the position of the passive gear wheel while the active gear wheel stays still. It allows the driving belt to automatically offset the strain according to its fatigue condition. The rigid component of the present invention may also be adopted as a guiding track for the scanning module.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chin-Te Liu