Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting front edge of a document and determining home position of an image scanning module has a detecting light source near an outlet end of a document feeding track and aligned with an image reader of the image scanning module. The detecting light source emits a detecting light to be received by the image reader. By detecting whether the detecting light is received by the image reader, the front edge of the document can be detected to activate the image scanning module. And it can also determine whether or not the image scanning module has arrived on a home position.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting front edge of a document and determining home position of an image scanning module has a detecting light source near an outlet end of a document feeding track and aligned with an image reader of the image scanning module. The detecting light source emits a detecting light to be received by the image reader. By detecting whether the detecting light is received by the image reader, the front edge of the document can be detected to activate the image scanning module. And it can also determine whether or not the image scanning module has arrived on a home position.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting front edge of a document and determining home position of an image scanning module has a detecting light source near an outlet end of a document feeding track and aligned with an image reader of the image scanning module. The detecting light source emits a detecting light to be received by the image reader. By detecting whether the detecting light is received by the image reader, the front edge of the document can be detected to activate the image scanning module. And it can also determine whether or not the image scanning module has arrived on a home position.
Abstract:
A paper feed tray with the image scanning function of a printer includes a set of paper feed rollers, a set of paper exit rollers, and an optical scanning module. The optical scanning module is located between the set of paper feed rollers and the set of paper exit rollers, wherein the paper feed rollers grab documents waiting for being scanned and transfer the documents through the image scanning module. Each of the documents is scanned by the image scanning module and then transferred out of the printer by the paper exit rollers. Hence the printer with the paper feed tray may serve as an image scanning apparatus.