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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Jung Kwon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Surk Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyung Rok Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employing the same. The scanner module comprises an illuminator for illuminating light on an object to be scanned. The illuminator includes a light emitting diode, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light received from the light emitting diode, and at least one elastic member to elastically support at least one longitudinal end of the light guide. As the light guide is elastically supported by the elastic member, convex deformation or bowing of an emission face of the light guide due to thermal expansion can be reduced.