Transmission mechanism for a contact-type image scanner

Details Transmission mechanism for a contact-type image scanner Transmission mechanism for a contact-type image scanner

1997-08-25

1999-12-21

Coles, Edward L.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Picture signal generator

358474, H04N 104

Patent

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060056851

ABSTRACT:
A transmission mechanism for a contact-type image scanner is provided to reduce the height of a contact-type image scanner. The transmission mechanism mainly includes a Contact-Type Image Sensor (CIS) module with two bracket arms disposed beneath the sheet table of a housing, said CIS module having two bracket arms, a pair of shafts parallel to each other and engaged to the arms of the CIS module for supporting said CIS module to contact tightly with the bottom surface of said sheet table, two sets of pulleys each set located at the ends of the shafts, conveying device surrounding the pulleys in a shape of a twisted closed loop, and a driving device connected to one of the pulleys for rotating the conveying device to reciprocally drive the CIS module along the sheet table to and forth.

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