Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Housings
Reexamination Certificate
2002-06-13
2003-11-04
Le, Que T. (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Housings
C250S235000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06642511
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates in general to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, and more particular, to a method of fabricating a memory device.
2. Description of Related Art
As image input, process and finishing have evoked public interest, the scanner is now the basic equipment for many computer users. The scanner is used to scan the text or graphic information of a document, a magazine, a book or a picture. The scanned information is then input to the computer for further process. Of the various kinds of scanners, the flatbed scanner is very common. The scan module of the flatbed scanner is installed under a transparent platform to scan the document disposed on the transparent platform by iterative movement. As the scan module itself does not have power, a driving mechanism such as a step motor, a gear and a belt is required. While scanning a document by the flatbed scanner, the document disposed on the transparent platform has to be covered with a cover lid, such that the document is appressed on the transparent platform for scan.
The conventional optical scan module (referring to
FIG. 1
) comprises a light source
100
, a reflecting mirror set
400
, an optical lens
500
, an optical sensor
600
(such as a charged-couple device, CCD), and a main body
700
. The light source
100
, the reflecting mirror set
400
, the optical lens
500
and the optical sensor
600
are located in the main body
700
. The light source
100
radiates the document on the transparent platform
300
that is reflected to transmit an image light. The reflecting mirror set
400
includes multiple reflecting mirrors
401
,
402
and
403
along the optical path of the image light, such that the image of the document
200
is directed into the reflecting mirror set
400
. Being reflected from the reflecting mirror set
400
, the image light is transmitted to the optical lens
500
. Upon the reception, the optical lens
500
displays the image light of the document transmitted from the reflecting mirror set
400
to the charged-couple device
600
.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the mounting apparatus for the optical lens
500
is installed in the main body
700
and is integrally formed therewith. The mounting apparatus has a near trapezoid seat, of which a front end has a hollow lens thimble
800
for mounting the optical lens
500
. That is, the optical lens
500
is telescopically received within the lens thimble
800
. After adjusting the focal length, glue dispense or a screw is used to reinforce the fixture. The charged-couple device
600
is mounted at the rear side of the trapezoid seat of the mounting apparatus to receive the image light transmitted from the optical lens
500
.
To comply with the trends of being light, thin, short and small, the scanner is formed with a shrinking and delicate dimension. The optical cone of the image light projected from the optical lens
500
to the charged-couple device
600
becomes smaller and smaller. As a result, the depth of focus becomes shallower and shallower. An accurate adjustment of the relative positions for the optical lens
500
and the charged-couple device becomes crucial for the correct depth of focus.
After the skew in the direction parallel to the base plate is adjusted, the base plate of the conventional charged-couple device
600
is directly locked to the main body (at the rear side of the trapezoid seat of the mounting apparatus of the optical lens) with a screw, so that the distance to the optical lens
500
cannot be further adjusted. Thus, the adjustment of the depth of focus between the optical lens
500
and the charged-couple device
600
can only be made at the optical lens
500
. To allow the charged-couple device
600
to adjust the position (that is, the distance to the optical lens
500
) to match the correct depth of focus, the previously adjusted skew is inevitably changed. Therefore, three degrees of freedom have to be considered causing great difficulty in adjustment of the charged-couple device.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
The present invention provides a mounting apparatus for an optical sensor. A screw pile with one end having a filet slot, a washer and a screw nut are used to mount the base plate of the charged-couple device to the main body, so that the skew in the direction parallel to the base plate and the depth of focus of the charged-couple device can be adjusted independently.
The mounting apparatus of the optical sensor is applied to an optical scanner module. The optical scanner module has a main body and an optical sensor. The optical sensor further comprises a base plate with a plurality of through holes. A plurality of screw piles and screw nuts are used as the mounting apparatus.
Each of the screw piles has a nut side and a bolting side. An annular fitting board is inserted between the nut side and the bolting side. The nut side of each screw pile is threaded through one through hold of the base plate, while the bolting side thereof is latched to the main body. One side of the screw pile at the nut side has a filet slot, such that a filet screw driver can be used to turn the screw pile and to adjust the position along the axis thereof.
A plurality of screw nuts are used to lock the nut sides of the screw piles, such that the base plate is restrained to each screw pile between the annular fitting board and the corresponding screw nut thereof.
The present invention further includes a plurality of washers inserted between each screw nut and the base plate to reinforce the mounting strength.
The main body further comprises a plurality of slot openings, each of which has a threaded hole allowing the bolting side of each screw pile to be locked therein. The annular fitting board is disposed in the slot opening, while the depth of the slot opening is larger than the thickness of the annular fitting board. The annular fitting board can thus be embedded in the slot opening, and the base plate can be appressed to the main body.
After adjusting the base plate, glue is dispensed at the connecting part between the bolting side of each screw pile and the main body to reinforce the fixture of the screw pile, so as to prevent the screw pile from becoming loose due to vibration.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5111041 (1992-05-01), Imai
Jiang Chyun IP Office
Le Que T.
Max Data Systems, Inc.
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