摘要:
To realize downsizing of a housing and reduce a possibility that different parts of a cable contact with each other, an image forming apparatus includes a first reading unit (22) configured to move between a movement start position (P1) and a movement end position (P2); a second reading unit (23) configured to move at a speed half of a moving speed of the first reading unit (22) in conjunction with movement of the first reading unit (22); a control portion (5) disposed below the first reading unit (22) and more on the movement end position (P2) side than a movement range of the second reading unit (23); a cable (27) connected from the first reading unit (22) to the control portion (5) via the second reading unit (23); and a guide member (28) that is formed to project from the second reading unit (23) toward the first reading unit (22) and supports part or all of the cable (27) between the first reading unit (22) and the second reading unit (23).
摘要:
An automatic document feeder for a copier has the position for reading the image of an original fed by the automatic document feeder disposed near the rear edge of the original table of the copier. In this automatic document feeder, essential parts such as a pickup roller, etc., for feeding originals to the reading position of the original table are arranged concentratedly on the rear side of the copier. Therefore, the center of gravity of the automatic document feeder resides near the rear side of the copier. This automatic document feeder is hinged at the rear side of the copier so as to cover the top surface of the original table in an openable and closable manner. Accordingly, the automatic document feeder is opened and closed with respect to the top of the copier, at a pivot which resides on the rear side near the center of gravity thereof.
摘要:
An image scanner arrangement (11) having a scanner (14), a document feeder scanning portion (12) and a flat scanning bed (31). A single white plate (43a) is provided between the document feeder scanning portion and flat bed. Before scanning, the scanner (14) scans the white plate to provide image data for testing. If this image data contains white pixels not less than 90%, a controller (82) determines that a lamp (37a) of a light source (37) of the scanner illuminates appropriately. After confirming that the light source (37) is in a good condition, the scanning starts. The single white plate (37a) is utilized regardless of scanning being performed with the document feeder scanning portion or the flat scanning bed.
摘要:
A scanning optical device is provided having two optical element assemblies (54, 60) which are reciprocally driven by driving means (110). The driving means comprise front and rear power transmission mechanisms (114a, 114b), each having an input wire drum (116a, 116b) drivingly connected to a common driving source (112). Each of the transmission mechanisms also has a wire (126a, 126b) for moving the optical element assemblies (54, 60) which is wrapped around the input wire drum (116a, 116b) in a plurality of turns. In addition, a notch (148a, 148b) is provided for provisionally anchoring the wires at the time of wire wrapping.
摘要:
An image reading method and apparatus are capable of high-quality reading of a transparent original with an optimum light quantity by maintaining both a transmitting light source unit for emitting light for reading the transparent original and a reading scanner of an image reader for receiving the transmitted light at an adequate relative position to keep their optical axes in alignment during scan reading. Such alignment is achieved by providing synchronization in scanning speed by placing either one of the transmitting light source unit and the reading scanner at an arbitrary selected position, scanning the proximity of the selected position with the other, determining a light quantity distribution, determining a synchronous position from the distribution, carrying out such synchronous position detection at two or more distinct positions, and calculating the scanning speed ratio of the transmitting light source unit to the reading scanner from the result. Alternatively, alignment is achieved by carrying out similar synchronous position detection, determining the relative spacing between the base points of said transmitting light source and said reading scanner from the distances from the respective base points to the synchronous position, and matching the scan start positions of the transmitting light source unit and the reading scanner in accordance with the relative spacing.
摘要:
A book edge copying system is enabled by providing a full rate/half rate scanning system 36,38 modified to tilt the system axis so as to move the start of scan location to a point P′ coincident with the book edge location. A full rate mirror, 36 in one embodiment, is tilted at an angle (45 + ½ ϑ)⁰ to the platen perpendicular thereby effectively tilting the system axis by an angle ϑ. The off-axis angle ϑ introduced at the scan mirror 36 is compensated for by appropriate rotation of the projection lens 40 and the image side optical elements 46.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an optical system supporting mechanism (1) of an image processing equipment featuring that at least two first guide members which travel along a guide shaft (5) and second guide members which are respectively placed corresponding to the first guide members, putting the guide shaft therebetween, are provided at a travelling unit (2a) which supports an optical system that can travel along the guide shaft, arms (7) rotatable centering around the shaft placed with the right angle to the axis of the guide shaft are provided at the travelling unit, corresponding to the second guide members, the second guide members are attached to the end portions of the arms, and the arms are so energy-charged that the second guide members can be pushed against the guide shaft, thereby causing the tightening and fixing condition of the guide shaft between the first and the second guide members to be adjusted by the simple operation.
摘要:
57 The carriage of a digital document reader is shifted by means of a pair of worms (27) rotatable in the frame and engaging two nuts borne by the carriage. The worms are rotated simultaneously, e.g. by a single stepping motor and a toothed belt engaging a pulley (66), or by two separate stepping motors. For the purpose of reducing inertia, each worm (27) is formed together with the driving pulley (66) by moulding a layer (79) of plastics material on a metal core tube (74) which is formed with a shallow groove (78) of coarse pitch to anchor the plastics layer (79). Each nut, also of plastics material, is formed with a series of axial notches which define an equal number of elastic sectors which allow any play on the worm due to wear to be taken up.