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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
David Jenkins, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Mark Kaminiski, Tuscon, AZ (US);
CMOS Sensor, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention discloses an illumination device for use in image reading applications. The illumination device comprises a light guide and a light source attached to one end of the light guide, which consists of a rod-shaped body with two end light reflectors made of metal clips. The two lateral surfaces of the light guide causes total internal reflection of light rays impinging upon the surface from within the light guide. The curved top surface of the light guide serves the function of focusing. The narrow bottom surface along the light guide reflects the light with a series of highly reflective paint stripes of varying widths applied upon it. The light source comprises a plurality of light emitting elements and at least a center of the light emitting elements is placed along a normal line passing through a center of the reflection area when viewed in a longitudinal direction of the light guide. A light beam applied from the light source is scattered and reflected by a scatter and reflection area of the light guide to illuminate an original document.