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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dirk L Costrop, Duffel, BE;
Frank C Trouillard, Lint, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355236 ; 355 75 ; 355 76 ; 355233 ; 358474 ;
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus for scanning image information of a document on a document support (D) and a scanning unit (50) being positively guided along a predetermined scanning path; characterized in that said scanning unit has bearing members (30) for making contact with a face of said document or document support and thereby determining the optical distance between that face and said focusing means (10), and in that said unit is mounted so that it is under biasing forces which maintain its said bearing members in running contact with said document or document support during a scanning movement of the unit.