Scanner with floating backstop

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1991-05-20

1993-02-16

Miller, Jr., George H.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Recording apparatus

358472, 358497, 358498, H04N 1028, H04N 110

Patent

active

051875888

ABSTRACT:
A scanner having a frame assembly for supporting a movable document reading head for scanning movement in a scanning path in a first direction has a document transport to transport a document through the scanner and a drive to move the reading head across the document to read at least a portion of the document, the reading head having an optical imaging assembly including a frame supporting an imaging platen, the scanner including a floating document backstop opposite the imaging platen and extending across the scanning path to precisely position a document on the platen during an imaging operation. In a preferred embodiment the scanner includes a printing head with a comounted printing head.

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