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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2011
Phey Hong Soh, Singapore, SG;
Kuek Peow Lai, Singapore, SG;
Shyh Chije Leong, Singapore, SG;
Lian Chye Simon Tan, Singapore, SG;
Choon Hwee Yap, Singapore, SG;
Boo Siong Lim, Singapore, SG;
Phey Hong Soh, Singapore, SG;
Kuek Peow Lai, Singapore, SG;
Shyh Chije Leong, Singapore, SG;
Lian Chye Simon Tan, Singapore, SG;
Choon Hwee Yap, Singapore, SG;
Boo Siong Lim, Singapore, SG;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A scanner comprises a first gear assembly on a frame, a stationary scan surface having a first width, and a scan module having a length substantially less than the first width. The scan module includes a second gear assembly configured to move the scan module, in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the first width, in a first scanning path relative to a first width portion of the scan surface and in a second, non-duplicative scanning path relative to a second width portion of the scan surface. The second gear assembly is releasably engageable to the first gear assembly to selectively shift the scan module, in a second orientation generally perpendicular to the first orientation, between the respective first and second scanning paths.