JP3932845B2 - Image reading device - Google Patents

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JP3932845B2
JP3932845B2 JP2001271479A JP2001271479A JP3932845B2 JP 3932845 B2 JP3932845 B2 JP 3932845B2 JP 2001271479 A JP2001271479 A JP 2001271479A JP 2001271479 A JP2001271479 A JP 2001271479A JP 3932845 B2 JP3932845 B2 JP 3932845B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、画像読み取り装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、被写体の光学像を読み取る装置として、盤面に被写体が載置される板状の原稿台ガラスを筐体の上面に備えるフラットベット型の画像読み取り装置が知られている。
【0003】
このようなフラットベット型画像読み取り装置において原稿台ガラスの周縁には、被写体に当接しその被写体を原稿台ガラスの盤面上に位置決めする原稿ガイド等の縁部材が設けられている。この縁部材には例えば原稿台ガラスの盤面縁部が両面粘着テープで接合され、あるいは筐体に設けられた支持部材で下から支持された原稿台ガラスの盤面縁部が当接させられ、当該縁部材は盤面縁部を被覆している。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、縁部材は一般に樹脂材で形成されているため変形し易く、原稿台ガラスを上述したように接合又は当接させただけではその縁部材の変形を十分に抑制することができない。特に、原稿台ガラスの縁部のうち短辺部に接して設けられる縁部材については反りが発生し、縁部に沿う方向の両端部で原稿台ガラスから浮き上がってしまう。そのため、例えば縁部材で原稿ガイドを構成している場合には、原稿の位置決めを正確に行うことができなくなる。
【0005】
本発明は、上記問題に鑑みて創作されたものであって、その目的は、原稿台ガラスの縁部を被覆する縁部材の変形を抑制する画像読み取り装置を提供することにある。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明に係る画像読み取り装置によると、光電変換により光学像を表す画像データを出力する走査部と、盤面に被写体が載置される板状の原稿台ガラスと、走査部に被写体の光学像を入力する光学系と、原稿台ガラスの盤面縁部を被覆している樹脂材からなる縁部材と、原稿台ガラスの縁部を間に挟んで縁部材に対向する狭持部と縁部材に係止されている基部とを有する留め部材とを備える。この画像読み取り装置によると、縁部材に係止されている留め部材によりその挟持部と縁部材との間にガラスの縁部を挟んでいるので、変形し難い原稿台ガラスと変形容易な縁部材とを互いに圧接させることができる。したがってこの画像読み取り装置によれば、縁部材の変形を抑制することができる。
また、本発明に係る画像読み取り装置によると、縁部材は、基部の側方縁部が嵌合し留め部材を原稿台ガラスに対し遠方から近方に案内する互いに平行な2条のガイド溝と、ガイド溝に沿って原稿台ガラスの遠方から近方に留め部材が移動するとき基部を押し上げて弾性変形させ基部が原稿台ガラスに当接する位置まで移動すると原稿台ガラスから遠方の基部の端部に当接することで基部の移動を規制する突部とを有するので、特別な工具を用いることなしに容易に留め部材を組み付けることができる。
【0007】
本発明に係る画像読み取り装置によると、留め部材は、原稿台ガラスの縁部の短辺部の少なくとも2カ所に当接する位置で縁部材に係止されているので、縁部材の反りの発生を抑制することができる。
【0008】
本発明に係る画像読み取り装置によると、縁部材は、被写体に当接し被写体を原稿台ガラスの盤面上に位置決めする機能を有しているので、被写体の位置決めを正確に行うことができる。
【0009】
本発明に係る画像読み取り装置によると、原稿台ガラスは、縁部材に両面粘着テープで接合されて密着しているので、縁部材の変形の抑制効果をより一層向上させることができる。
【0011】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施の形態を示す一実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。図2は、本発明の一実施例による画像読み取り装置としてのイメージスキャナ10を示している。
【0012】
イメージスキャナ10は、箱形の筐体12の上面に原稿台ガラス14を備えた所謂フラットベッド型である。図1〜図3に示すように原稿台ガラス14は長方形の板状を呈し、その盤面15上に印刷文書、写真、書籍等の被写体Mが載置される。
【0013】
イメージスキャナ10は原稿台ガラス14の周縁に、被写体Mに当接し原稿台14の盤面15上に被写体Mを位置決めする矩形枠状の原稿ガイド16を備えている。この原稿ガイド16は樹脂材で形成されている。本実施例では原稿ガイド16の内縁部18a,18b,18c,18dがそれぞれ原稿台ガラス14の各縁部17a,17b,17c,17dの盤面15側を被覆する状態で、原稿台ガラス14が原稿ガイド16に取り付けられている。このように原稿ガイド16が特許請求の範囲に記載の「縁部材」の一例である。
【0014】
図2に示すようにキャリッジ24は、原稿台ガラス14の盤面15と平行に往復移動自在に筐体12に収容されている。キャリッジ24は光学系30とリニアイメージセンサ20を搭載している。キャリッジ24は原稿台ガラス14の盤面15に対し平行なガイド用のシャフト等にスライド自在に係止されている。ガイド用のシャフトの長手方向軸は図2のa方向に延伸している。キャリッジ24は例えばベルトにより牽引されてリニアイメージセンサ20及び光学系30を図2のa方向に運搬する。
【0015】
光学系30は、光源22、ミラー34、集光レンズ36等で構成されている。光源22は蛍光管ランプ等の管照明装置から構成されている。光源22は、その長手方向軸がリニアイメージセンサ20の長手方向軸と平行に延びる姿勢でキャリッジ24に搭載されている。図2に一点鎖線で示すように、光源22により照射された主走査線上の被写体の反射光像はミラー34及び集光レンズ36によりリニアイメージセンサ20に結像される。尚、イメージスキャナ10には図2に二点鎖線で示す位置に、透過原稿用光源を備えた透過原稿ユニット38を設けてもよい。
【0016】
図9は、イメージスキャナ10を示すブロック図である。
走査部40は、リニアイメージセンサ20、主走査駆動部102、副走査駆動部26及び信号処理部100を備える。
【0017】
リニアイメージセンサ20は、フォトダイオード等の複数の光電変換素子が図2において紙面垂直方向に直線状に並ぶ姿勢でキャリッジ24に搭載されている。リニアイメージセンサ20は、光学系30により入力される主走査線上の光学像を走査しその光学像の濃淡に相関する電気信号を出力する。具体的にリニアイメージセンサ20は、所定の波長領域の光を光電変換素子で光電変換して得られる電荷を一定時間蓄積し、受光量に応じた電気信号を出力する。リニアイメージセンサ20としてはレンズ縮小型を用いてもよいし密着型を用いてもよい。また、カラーフィルタアレイを用いた3又は6ライン構成のカラーイメージセンサを用いてもよい。
【0018】
主走査駆動部102はキャリッジ24に搭載されている。主走査駆動部102は、リニアイメージセンサ20を駆動するために必要な駆動パルスを生成し、リニアイメージセンサ20に出力する電子回路である。主走査駆動部102は、例えば同期信号発生器、駆動用タイミングジェネレータ等から構成される。
【0019】
副走査駆動部26は、キャリッジ24に係止されたベルト、このベルトを回転させるモータ及び歯車列、駆動回路等で構成され筐体12に収容されている。副走査駆動部26がキャリッジ24をベルトで牽引することで図2の紙面垂直方向に延びる主走査線がそれに垂直なa方向に移動し2次元画像の走査が可能となる。
【0020】
信号処理部100はアナログ信号処理部104、A/D変換器106、ディジタル信号処理部108等から構成される。信号処理部100は、リニアイメージセンサ20の出力信号を処理し光学系30によってリニアイメージセンサ20に入力される光学像を表す画像データを出力する。
【0021】
具体的にアナログ信号処理部104はキャリッジ24に固定された基板に搭載される。アナログ信号処理部104は、リニアイメージセンサ20から出力されたアナログ表現の電気信号に対して増幅、雑音低減処理等のアナログ信号処理を施して出力する。A/D変換器106はキャリッジ24に固定された基板に搭載される。A/D変換器106は、アナログ信号処理部104から出力されたアナログ表現の電気信号を所定ビット長のディジタル表現の画像信号に量子化して出力する。ディジタル信号処理部108は筐体12に固定された基板に搭載される。ディジタル信号処理部108はA/D変換器106から出力された画像信号に対しシェーディング補正、ガンマ補正、画素補間等の各種のディジタル信号処理を施して画像データを作成する。尚、ディジタル信号処理部108で施す各種の処理は、制御部110又はイメージスキャナ10に接続される画像処理装置150で実行するコンピュータプログラムによる処理に置き換えてもよい。
【0022】
制御部110はCPU130、RAM132及びROM134を備えるマイクロコンピュータで構成され、筐体12に固定された基板に搭載されている。制御部110は走査部40、光源22等にバスで接続されている。制御部110は、ROM134に記憶されているコンピュータプログラムを画像処理装置150の指令に応じて実行し、主走査駆動部102、副走査駆動部26、光源22、信号処理部100等を制御する。
【0023】
インタフェース140は、USB、IEEE1394等の所定の規格に従って構成され、筐体12に固定された基板に搭載されている。インタフェース140は信号処理部100、制御部110等にバス接続されている。インタフェース140は信号処理部100から出力される画像データをパーソナルコンピュータ等の画像処理装置150に転送する。
【0024】
次に、原稿台ガラス14の原稿ガイド16への取り付け構造について詳細に説明する。
【0025】
図1及び図2に示すように、原稿台ガラス14の4つの縁部のうち短辺部をなす縁部の一方17a(以下、台縁部17aともいう。)と、その台縁部17aを被覆する原稿ガイド16の内縁部18a(以下、ガイド内縁部18aともいう。)は留め部材50により互いに圧接させられている。以下、留め部材50による台縁部17aとガイド内縁部18aとの圧接構造について詳細に説明する。
【0026】
留め部材50は樹脂材で形成され、図4に示すように長手の板状を呈する基部52と、基部52の長手方向の一端縁部から階段状に延出する挟持部54を備えている。図5(b)に示すように、基部52は原稿ガイド16に係止される。また基部52が原稿ガイド16に係止された状態では同図に示すように、挟持部54の先端部64が台縁部17aを挟んでガイド内縁部18aに対向する。
【0027】
図4に示すように基部52は、その長手方向に延びる中心線Oに対し線対称な形状である。基部52は、その長手方向で挟持部54の近方から遠方に向かうにつれ幅が段階的に小さくなる大幅部55、中幅部56及び小幅部57を有する。大幅部55の幅方向両側の側方縁部には嵌合部58a,58bが設けられている。図5(a)に示すように、それら嵌合部58a,58bは原稿ガイド16の2条のガイド溝72a,72bにそれぞれ嵌合させられる。この嵌合の結果、後に詳述するように基部52が原稿台ガイド14に係止させられる。また基部52の幅方向中央部には長手方向に延びる溝60が設けられている。溝60は基部52を板厚方向に貫通し、基部52の長手方向の各端部には至らない長さで延びている。
【0028】
図4に示すように挟持部54は、基部52の大幅部55側の端縁部から基部52に対し垂直に延出する基端部62と、基端部62の延出端縁部から基端部62に対し垂直に基部52とは反対側に延出する前記先端部64を有する。基端部62及び先端部64は共に矩形板状を呈し、基端部62は基部52に垂直な仮想平面上に拡がり、先端部64は基部52に平行な仮想平面上に拡がっている。図5(b)に示すように、基部52における基端部62とは反対側の面83が接する面(同図では68が相当する)と先端部64の基端部62側の面67との離間距離は、原稿台ガラス14の板厚と同じかそれより僅かに小さな値に設定されている。基端部62及び先端部64の幅は大幅部55より小さく設定されている。
【0029】
留め部材50は図4に示すように、さらに一対のガイド壁66a,66bを備えている。各ガイド壁66a,66bは長手の矩形板状を呈し、大幅部55の基端部62側の面上を基部52の長手方向に互いに平行に延びている。各ガイド壁66a,66bの長手方向の一端部は基端部62の幅方向両縁部に接続され、各ガイド壁66a,66bは基端部62及び大幅部55に対し垂直に交わっている。
【0030】
図1に示すように、原稿ガイド16の原稿台ガラス14側であって台縁部17aの端面19aの近傍には、留め部材50が係止される係止部70が2つ設けられている。それら係止部70は、台縁部17aの両角部に近接する2カ所に互いに離間して設けられている。図1及び図6に示すように各係止部70はそれぞれ、前記ガイド溝72a,72bと、第一突部76と、第二突部78を備えている。本実施例において各係止部70の構成は同一であり、以下、一方の係止部70の構成についてのみ詳細に説明する。
【0031】
図5及び図6に示すようにガイド溝72a,72bは、台縁部17aの端面19a(図6(a)では二点鎖線で示す)に対し垂直でその端面19aから離間する方向に互いに平行に延びている。それらガイド溝72a,72bは、互いにL字状に交差する側板80a,80b及び天板81a,81bと原稿ガイド16とで形成されている。
【0032】
側板80a,80bは各々の内壁79a,79bを互いに平行に対向させる姿勢で台縁部17aの端面19aから離間する方向にその端面19aに垂直に原稿ガイド16の原稿台ガラス14側を延びている。それら側板80a,80bは原稿ガイド16に直立している。側板80a,80bの各内壁79a,79bの配設間隔は、留め部材50の大幅部55の幅とほぼ同じに設定されている。天板81a,81bは、側板80a,80bにおける原稿ガイド16とは反対側の端縁部でそれら側板の80a,80bの対向方向に垂直に屈曲し内壁82a,82bを原稿ガイド16に平行に対向させる姿勢で延びている。すなわちそれら天板81a,81bも台縁部17aの端面19aから離間する方向にその端面19aに垂直に延びている。天板81a,81bの各内壁82a,82bと原稿ガイド16との間隔は、留め部材50の嵌合部58a,58bの板厚とほぼ同じに設定されている。また天板81a,81bにおける側板80a,80bとは反対側の端縁部同士の間隔は、留め部材50の先端部64及び基端部62の幅すなわちガイド壁66a,66bの互いの対向面とは反対側面(外壁)同士の間隔とほぼ同じに設定されている。
【0033】
本実施例では以上説明した側板80aの内壁79aと、天板81aの内壁82aと、原稿ガイド16のうち内壁82aに対向する部分とで一方のガイド溝72aが形成され、側板80bの内壁79bと天板81bの内壁82bと原稿ガイド16のうち内壁82bに対向する部分とで他方のガイド溝72aが形成されている。
【0034】
図6(a)に示すように第一突部76は原稿ガイド16の原稿台ガラス14側において、側板80a,80bの間の中央部分を台縁部17aの端面19aに垂直に延びる仮想線M上で端面19aから所定だけ離間した位置に突出形成されている。第一突部76は概ね板状を呈し、その一方の面85を台縁部17aの端面19aに平行に対向させる姿勢で原稿ガイド16に直立している。図5(a)に示すように第一突部76の台縁部17a側の面85と台縁部17aの端面19aの離間距離は、留め部材50の基部52の長さとほぼ同じに設定されている。この設定により第一突部76の面85は図5(a),(b)に示す如く基部52が原稿ガイド16に係止された状態で基部52の小幅部57側の端面86に当接する。以下、この第一突部76の面85を当接面85という。また図5(b)に示すように第一突部76の突出高さは、留め部材50の基部52(小幅部57)の板厚と同じかそれより僅かに小さく設定されている。この第一突部76が特許請求の範囲に記載の「突部」に相当する。
【0035】
図6(a)に示すように第二突部78は原稿ガイド16の原稿台ガラス14側において、前記仮想線M上で台縁部17aの端面19aに対し第二突部78よりも近い位置に突出形成されている。第二突部78は概ね板状を呈し、前記仮想線Mに沿って所定長さで延びる姿勢で原稿ガイド16に直立している。図5(a)に示すように第二突部78の板厚は、留め部材50の溝60の幅とほぼ同じに設定されている。また図5(b)に示すように、第二突部76の突出高さは、留め部材50の基部52の板厚より大きく設定されている。
【0036】
尚、上述した側板80a,80b及び天板81a,81b、第一突部76、第二突部78は、例えば原稿ガイド16の成形時に成形型により一体形成することで安価に形成できるが、それらを原稿ガイド16と別体に形成してもよい。
【0037】
以下、留め部材50の基部52を原稿ガイド16の係止部70に係止させ、留め部材50の挟持部54により台縁部17aとガイド内縁部18aとを圧接させる方法を説明する。
【0038】
まず図7(a)に示すように、基部52における基端部62とは反対側の面83を原稿ガイド16における原稿台ガラス14側の面68に向かい合わせ、側方縁部58a,58bをそれぞれガイド溝72a,72bに台縁部17aの端面19aより遠い側から嵌入する。このとき第一突部76の突出端部は、基部52の面83のうち中幅部56部分を押圧し基部52を弾性変形させる。このとき、大幅部55における基端部62及びガイド壁66a,bのようにリブとして機能するものが設けられていない中幅部56は、変形が容易である。またこのとき第二突部78は、留め部材の溝60に嵌入する。
【0039】
次に図7(b)に示すように、ガイド溝72a,72bに嵌合部58a,58bをそれぞれ嵌合したまま摺接させつつ、かつ天板81a,81bにおける側板80a,80bとは反対側の端縁部に留め部材50のガイド壁66a,66bをそれぞれ摺接させつつ留め部材50を台縁部17aの遠方から近方に向かってスライド移動させる。このとき第一突部76の突出端部は、基部52の面83のうち中幅部56又は小幅部57部分を押圧し基部52を弾性変形させる。小幅部57もリブとして機能するものが設けられていないので、変形が容易である。また留め部材50のスライド移動時において第二突部78は、留め部材50の移動に伴い溝60の内壁に摺接する。このように本実施例では、ガイド溝72a,72bがそれらに摺接する嵌合部58a,58を案内し天板81a,81の突出端縁部がそれらに摺接するガイド壁66a,66bを案内し第二突部78が溝60内を摺動するので、留め部材50の移動方向を容易に規制することができる。さらにこの留め部材50のスライド移動時において挟持部54の先端部64はその基端部62側の面67を盤面15とは反対側の台縁部17aの面84に摺接させつつその面84上を移動する。
【0040】
留め部材50の台縁部17側への移動の結果、図7(c)に示すように基端部62の先端部64側の面69が台縁部17aの端面19aに当接した場合には、第一突部76の突出端部が基部52の面83に当接しなくなり、その結果復元力により元の形状に戻った基部52の小幅部57側端面86が第一突部76の当接面85に当接し基部52が第一突部76と台縁部17aとの間で挟まれる。この状態から留め部材50を動かすには基部52を再度弾性変形させる必要があり、したがって当該状態では、基部52に弾性変形力が作用されない限り留め部材50の移動を規制することができる。以上により基部52が原稿ガイド16に係止させられる。そしてこの基部52の係止状態では、挟持部54の面67で台縁部17aがガイド内縁部18aに向かって押圧され、これにより台縁部17aとガイド内縁部18aとが互いに圧接させられる。
【0041】
台縁部17aは図1及び図2に示すように、ガイド内縁部18aに対し留め部材50で圧接されているだけでなく、両面粘着テープ88で接合されている。両面粘着テープ88は、原稿台ガラス14の短手方向に所定長さで延びる姿勢で設けられている。
【0042】
図1及び2に示すように、原稿台ガラス14の4つの縁部のうち短辺部をなす他方の縁部17c(以下、台縁部17cともいう。)は、その台縁部17cを被覆する原稿ガイド16の内縁部18c(以下、ガイド内縁部18cともいう。)に設けられた嵌合溝90に嵌合されている。
【0043】
嵌合溝90は図2及び図8に示すように、ガイド内縁部18cとそのガイド内縁部18cに装着された嵌合溝形成部材92とで形成されている。嵌合溝形成部材92は図1及び図8に示すように概ね板状の装着部94を備えている。この装着部94は台縁部17cの端面19cに沿って延びる姿勢で原稿ガイド16の原稿台ガラス14側に装着されている。また嵌合溝形成部材92は、装着部94における台縁部17cに近い側の端縁部から階段状に延出する溝形成部95を備えている。この溝形成部95は図8に示すように、上記装着部94の端縁部から原稿ガイド16に対し垂直な方向に延出する基端部96と、基端部96の延出端縁部からその基端部96に対し垂直に装着部94とは反対側に延出する先端部97を有する。基端部96及び先端部97は共に長手の矩形板状を呈し、先端部97の基端部96側の面98はガイド内縁部18cの原稿台ガラス14側の面99に平行に対向している。それら面98,99と、基端部96における装着部94とは反対側の面93とから嵌合溝90が形成されている。この嵌合溝90に台縁部17cが嵌合され、上記面98と面99との間にその台縁部17cが板厚方向で挟持されている。
【0044】
図1に示すように、原稿台ガラス14の4つの縁部のうち長辺部をなす縁部17b,17dの各端面には、原稿ガイド16においてそれら縁部17b,17dに対応する内縁部18b,18dに設けられた突条101が複数当接している。それら突条101は原稿台ガラス14をその短手方向で位置決めしている。また内縁部18b,18dにおける内縁部18cの両端近傍に設けられた突条101は、原稿台ガラス14の縁部17cを嵌合溝90に嵌入するとき縁部17b,17dに摺接し原稿台ガラス14を案内する。
【0045】
イメージスキャナ10では、以下のようにして原稿台ガラス14が原稿ガイド16に取り付けられている。
【0046】
(i)まず、原稿台ガラス14の縁部17aと原稿ガイド16の内縁部18aのいずれか一方に両面粘着テープ88の一方の面を貼り付ける。
(ii)次に、原稿台ガラス14の縁部17b,17dを原稿ガイド16の内縁部18b,18dの突条101に摺接させ案内させつつ原稿台ガラス14の縁部17cを原稿ガイド16の嵌合溝90に嵌入し、その縁部17cの端面19cを嵌合溝形成部材92における基端部96の面93に当接させる。
(iii)続いて内縁部18b,18dの突条101により原稿台ガラス14を短手方向で位置決めしつつ、縁部17a及び内縁部18aの一方に貼り付けられた両面粘着テープ88の他方の面を縁部17a及び内縁部18aの他方に貼り付けてそれら縁部17aと内縁部18aとを接合する。
(iv)引き続いて2つの留め部材50を用い各々の基部52の嵌合部58a,58bを原稿ガイド16に設けられた各係止部70のガイド溝72a,72bに嵌入する。そして各留め部材50について、基端部62が縁部17aの端面19aに当接するまで縁部17a側に向かってスライド移動させる。これにより各留め部材50の基端部62は縁部17aの両端部の近傍に当接し、各留め部材50の先端部64により縁部17aと内縁部18aとが圧接される。
【0047】
本実施例では、原稿台ガラス14の短辺部をなす縁部17aと原稿ガイド16の内縁部18aとが留め部材50により縁部17aの両端部近傍で圧接され、さらに両面粘着テープ88により接合され密着されているので、変形し難い原稿台ガラス14の縁部17aに変形容易な原稿ガイド16の内縁部18aの全体が保持される。したがって本実施例では、原稿ガイド16の内縁部18aでの反りの発生を抑制することができる。さらに本実施例では、原稿台ガラス14の短辺部をなす他方の縁部17cも嵌合溝90への嵌合により原稿ガイド16の内縁部18cに保持されているので、その内縁部18cについても反りの発生を抑制することができる。このようにイメージスキャナ10では原稿ガイド16の短辺部をなす縁部18a,18cで反りの発生が抑制されているので、被写体Mを常時正確な位置に位置決めすることができる。したがってイメージスキャナ10によれば、被写体Mを正しい位置で読み取ることができる。
【0048】
しかも本実施例では、留め部材50を原稿ガイド16の係止部70に係止させるだけで、特別な工具を用いることなく原稿台ガラス14と原稿ガイド16とを圧接させることができる。
【0049】
以上、本発明の一実施例について詳述したが、これはあくまでも例示であって、本発明はそのような実施例の記載によって何ら限定的に解釈されるものではない。
【0050】
例えば、上述では留め部材を原稿台ガラスの短辺部をなす一方の縁部に2つ当接させる例について説明したが、一縁部に当接させる留め部材の個数は適宜設定してもよく、また原稿台ガラスの短辺部をなす両方の縁部に留め部材を当接させてもよいし、原稿台ガラスの長辺部をなす一方の縁部又は両縁部に留め部材を当接させてもよい。
【0051】
また上述の実施例では縁部材としての原稿ガイドに設けた側板と天板とによりガイド溝を形成していたが、ガイド溝を縁部材に直に設けてもよい。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施例によるイメージスキャナの原稿台ガラスを原稿ガイドに取り付けた様子を示す底面図である。
【図2】本発明の一実施例によるイメージスキャナを模式的に示す断面図である。
【図3】本発明の一実施例によるイメージスキャナを示す平面図である。
【図4】本発明の一実施例による留め部材を示す図であって、(a)は平面図、(b)は(a)におけるB4−B4断面図である。
【図5】本発明の一実施例による留め部材を原稿ガイドに係止させた状態を示す図であって、(a)は平面図、(b)は(a)におけるB5−B5断面図、(c)は(a)におけるC5−C5断面図である。
【図6】本発明の一実施例による係止部を示す図であって、(a)は平面図、(b)は(a)におけるB6−B6断面図である。
【図7】本発明の一実施例による留め部材を原稿ガイドに係止させる様子を説明するための模式図である。
【図8】本発明の一実施例による原稿台ガラスを原稿ガイドの嵌合溝に係止させた状態を示す断面図である。
【図9】本発明の一実施例によるイメージスキャナを示すブロック図である。
【符号の説明】
10 イメージスキャナ
12 筐体
14 原稿台ガラス
15 盤面
16 原稿ガイド
17a,17b,17c,17d 縁部
18a,18b,18c,18d 内縁部
20 リニアイメージセンサ
24 キャリッジ
26 副走査駆動部
30 光学系
34 ミラー
36 集光レンズ
40 走査部
50 留め部材
52 基部
54 挟持部
58a,58b 嵌合部
60 溝
62 基端部
64 先端部
66a,66b ガイド壁
70 係止部
72a,72b ガイド溝
76 第一突部
78 第二突部
88 両面粘着テープ
90 嵌合溝
92 嵌合溝形成部材
94 装着部
95 溝形成部
96 基端部
97 先端部
100 信号処理部
102 主走査駆動部
110 制御部
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for reading an optical image of a subject, a flat bed type image reading device having a plate-like original table glass on which a subject is placed on a board surface is known.
[0003]
In such a flat bed type image reading apparatus, an edge member such as a document guide is provided on the periphery of the platen glass so as to contact the subject and position the subject on the surface of the platen glass. For example, the edge surface of the platen glass is joined to the edge of the platen glass with a double-sided adhesive tape, or the edge of the platen glass supported from below by a support member provided on the housing is brought into contact with the edge member. The edge member covers the edge of the board surface.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the edge member is generally formed of a resin material, the edge member is easily deformed, and the deformation of the edge member cannot be sufficiently suppressed only by bonding or abutting the platen glass as described above. In particular, the edge member provided in contact with the short side portion of the edge of the platen glass is warped, and is lifted from the platen glass at both ends in the direction along the edge. Therefore, for example, when the document guide is constituted by the edge member, the document cannot be accurately positioned.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image reading apparatus that suppresses deformation of an edge member that covers an edge of a platen glass.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, a scanning unit that outputs image data representing an optical image by photoelectric conversion, a plate-like original table glass on which a subject is placed on a board surface, and an optical image of the subject on the scanning unit. An input optical system, an edge member made of a resin material covering the edge of the platen glass surface, and a sandwiching part and an edge member facing the edge member with the edge of the platen glass interposed therebetween. And a fastening member having a secured base. According to this image reading apparatus, since the edge portion of the glass is sandwiched between the holding portion and the edge member by the fastening member locked to the edge member, the platen glass which is difficult to deform and the easily deformable edge member Can be brought into pressure contact with each other. Therefore, according to this image reading apparatus, the deformation of the edge member can be suppressed.
According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the edge member includes two parallel guide grooves that are fitted to the side edges of the base and guide the fastening member from a distance to a distance with respect to the platen glass. When the fastening member moves from the far side to the near side of the platen glass along the guide groove, the base is pushed up to be elastically deformed and moved to a position where the base comes into contact with the platen glass. The end of the base far from the platen glass Since it has the protrusion part which controls the movement of a base part by contact | abutting to, a fastening member can be assembled | attached easily, without using a special tool.
[0007]
According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the fastening member is locked to the edge member at a position where it abuts on at least two places on the short side of the edge of the platen glass. Can be suppressed.
[0008]
According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, the edge member has a function of abutting on the subject and positioning the subject on the surface of the platen glass, so that the subject can be accurately positioned.
[0009]
According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, since the platen glass is bonded to the edge member with the double-sided adhesive tape, the effect of suppressing the deformation of the edge member can be further improved.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an image scanner 10 as an image reading apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0012]
The image scanner 10 is a so-called flat bed type in which an original table glass 14 is provided on an upper surface of a box-shaped housing 12. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the platen glass 14 has a rectangular plate shape, and a subject M such as a printed document, a photograph, or a book is placed on the board surface 15.
[0013]
The image scanner 10 includes a rectangular frame-shaped document guide 16 that contacts the subject M and positions the subject M on the surface 15 of the document table 14 on the periphery of the document table glass 14. The document guide 16 is made of a resin material. In this embodiment, the document table glass 14 is in a state where the inner edge portions 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d of the document guide 16 cover the edge surface 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d of the document table glass 14, respectively. It is attached to the guide 16. Thus, the document guide 16 is an example of the “edge member” recited in the claims.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 2, the carriage 24 is accommodated in the housing 12 so as to be reciprocally movable in parallel with the surface 15 of the platen glass 14. The carriage 24 carries the optical system 30 and the linear image sensor 20. The carriage 24 is slidably locked to a guide shaft or the like parallel to the surface 15 of the platen glass 14. The longitudinal axis of the guide shaft extends in the direction a in FIG. The carriage 24 is pulled by a belt, for example, and conveys the linear image sensor 20 and the optical system 30 in the direction a of FIG.
[0015]
The optical system 30 includes a light source 22, a mirror 34, a condenser lens 36, and the like. The light source 22 includes a tube illumination device such as a fluorescent tube lamp. The light source 22 is mounted on the carriage 24 so that its longitudinal axis extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the linear image sensor 20. As shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the reflected light image of the subject on the main scanning line irradiated by the light source 22 is formed on the linear image sensor 20 by the mirror 34 and the condenser lens 36. The image scanner 10 may be provided with a transmissive original unit 38 having a transmissive original light source at a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
[0016]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the image scanner 10.
The scanning unit 40 includes a linear image sensor 20, a main scanning driving unit 102, a sub scanning driving unit 26, and a signal processing unit 100.
[0017]
The linear image sensor 20 is mounted on the carriage 24 in a posture in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements such as photodiodes are arranged in a straight line in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. The linear image sensor 20 scans the optical image on the main scanning line input by the optical system 30 and outputs an electrical signal correlated with the density of the optical image. Specifically, the linear image sensor 20 accumulates charges obtained by photoelectrically converting light in a predetermined wavelength region with a photoelectric conversion element for a certain period of time, and outputs an electric signal corresponding to the amount of received light. As the linear image sensor 20, a lens reduction type or a contact type may be used. Further, a color image sensor having a 3 or 6 line configuration using a color filter array may be used.
[0018]
The main scanning drive unit 102 is mounted on the carriage 24. The main scanning drive unit 102 is an electronic circuit that generates drive pulses necessary for driving the linear image sensor 20 and outputs the drive pulses to the linear image sensor 20. The main scanning drive unit 102 includes, for example, a synchronization signal generator, a driving timing generator, and the like.
[0019]
The sub-scanning drive unit 26 includes a belt locked to the carriage 24, a motor and a gear train that rotates the belt, a drive circuit, and the like, and is accommodated in the housing 12. When the sub-scanning drive unit 26 pulls the carriage 24 with a belt, the main scanning line extending in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2 moves in the a direction perpendicular to the main scanning line, and a two-dimensional image can be scanned.
[0020]
The signal processing unit 100 includes an analog signal processing unit 104, an A / D converter 106, a digital signal processing unit 108, and the like. The signal processing unit 100 processes an output signal of the linear image sensor 20 and outputs image data representing an optical image input to the linear image sensor 20 by the optical system 30.
[0021]
Specifically, the analog signal processing unit 104 is mounted on a substrate fixed to the carriage 24. The analog signal processing unit 104 performs analog signal processing, such as amplification and noise reduction processing, on the electrical signal in the analog representation output from the linear image sensor 20 and outputs the processed signal. The A / D converter 106 is mounted on a substrate fixed to the carriage 24. The A / D converter 106 quantizes the analog representation electrical signal output from the analog signal processing unit 104 into a digital representation image signal having a predetermined bit length, and outputs the image signal. The digital signal processing unit 108 is mounted on a substrate fixed to the housing 12. The digital signal processing unit 108 performs various digital signal processing such as shading correction, gamma correction, and pixel interpolation on the image signal output from the A / D converter 106 to create image data. Note that the various types of processing performed by the digital signal processing unit 108 may be replaced with processing by a computer program executed by the image processing apparatus 150 connected to the control unit 110 or the image scanner 10.
[0022]
The control unit 110 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 130, a RAM 132, and a ROM 134, and is mounted on a substrate fixed to the housing 12. The control unit 110 is connected to the scanning unit 40, the light source 22, and the like by a bus. The control unit 110 executes a computer program stored in the ROM 134 in accordance with a command from the image processing apparatus 150, and controls the main scanning drive unit 102, the sub scanning drive unit 26, the light source 22, the signal processing unit 100, and the like.
[0023]
The interface 140 is configured according to a predetermined standard such as USB or IEEE 1394, and is mounted on a substrate fixed to the housing 12. The interface 140 is bus-connected to the signal processing unit 100, the control unit 110, and the like. The interface 140 transfers the image data output from the signal processing unit 100 to the image processing apparatus 150 such as a personal computer.
[0024]
Next, a structure for attaching the document table glass 14 to the document guide 16 will be described in detail.
[0025]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one of the four edges of the document table glass 14 is a short edge 17a (hereinafter, also referred to as a “table edge 17a”) and the base edge 17a. Inner edge portions 18 a (hereinafter also referred to as guide inner edge portions 18 a) of the document guide 16 to be covered are pressed against each other by a fastening member 50. Hereinafter, the pressure contact structure between the base edge portion 17a and the guide inner edge portion 18a by the fastening member 50 will be described in detail.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 4, the fastening member 50 includes a base portion 52 that has a long plate shape and a sandwiching portion 54 that extends stepwise from one longitudinal edge of the base portion 52. As shown in FIG. 5B, the base 52 is locked to the document guide 16. In the state where the base 52 is locked to the document guide 16, as shown in the figure, the leading end portion 64 of the holding portion 54 faces the guide inner edge portion 18a with the base edge portion 17a interposed therebetween.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 4, the base 52 has a shape symmetrical with respect to a center line O extending in the longitudinal direction. The base 52 has a large portion 55, a middle width portion 56, and a small width portion 57 whose width gradually decreases in the longitudinal direction from near to far from the sandwiching portion 54. Fitting portions 58 a and 58 b are provided at the side edge portions on both sides in the width direction of the large portion 55. As shown in FIG. 5A, the fitting portions 58a and 58b are fitted into the two guide grooves 72a and 72b of the document guide 16, respectively. As a result of this fitting, the base 52 is locked to the document table guide 14 as will be described in detail later. Further, a groove 60 extending in the longitudinal direction is provided in the center portion in the width direction of the base portion 52. The groove 60 penetrates the base portion 52 in the plate thickness direction and extends with a length that does not reach each end portion of the base portion 52 in the longitudinal direction.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 4, the clamping portion 54 includes a base end portion 62 that extends perpendicularly to the base portion 52 from an end edge portion on the large portion 55 side of the base portion 52, and a base end portion that extends from the extended end edge portion of the base end portion 62. The distal end portion 64 extends perpendicularly to the end portion 62 to the opposite side of the base portion 52. Both the base end portion 62 and the tip end portion 64 have a rectangular plate shape, the base end portion 62 extends on a virtual plane perpendicular to the base portion 52, and the tip end portion 64 extends on a virtual plane parallel to the base portion 52. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the surface 52 of the base 52 that contacts the surface 83 opposite to the base end 62 (corresponding to 68 in the figure) and the surface 67 of the tip 64 on the base end 62 side, Is set to a value equal to or slightly smaller than the thickness of the platen glass 14. The widths of the proximal end portion 62 and the distal end portion 64 are set to be smaller than the large portion 55.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 4, the fastening member 50 further includes a pair of guide walls 66a and 66b. Each of the guide walls 66 a and 66 b has a long rectangular plate shape, and extends in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 52 on the surface of the large portion 55 on the base end portion 62 side. One end portion of each guide wall 66a, 66b in the longitudinal direction is connected to both edges in the width direction of the base end portion 62, and each guide wall 66a, 66b intersects the base end portion 62 and the large portion 55 perpendicularly.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 1, two locking portions 70 for locking the fastening members 50 are provided on the side of the platen glass 14 of the document guide 16 and in the vicinity of the end surface 19a of the table edge portion 17a. . The locking portions 70 are provided apart from each other at two locations close to both corners of the base edge portion 17a. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, each locking portion 70 includes the guide grooves 72 a and 72 b, a first protrusion 76, and a second protrusion 78. In this embodiment, the configuration of each locking portion 70 is the same, and only the configuration of one locking portion 70 will be described in detail below.
[0031]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide grooves 72a and 72b are perpendicular to the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6A) and parallel to each other in a direction away from the end surface 19a. It extends to. The guide grooves 72a and 72b are formed by side plates 80a and 80b and top plates 81a and 81b and the document guide 16 that intersect each other in an L shape.
[0032]
The side plates 80a and 80b extend on the side of the platen glass 14 of the document guide 16 perpendicularly to the end surface 19a in a direction away from the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a so that the inner walls 79a and 79b face each other in parallel. . These side plates 80 a and 80 b stand upright on the document guide 16. The interval between the inner walls 79a and 79b of the side plates 80a and 80b is set to be substantially the same as the width of the large portion 55 of the fastening member 50. The top plates 81a and 81b are bent perpendicularly to the opposing direction of the side plates 80a and 80b at the edge of the side plates 80a and 80b opposite to the document guide 16, and the inner walls 82a and 82b face the document guide 16 in parallel. It extends in a posture to let you. That is, the top plates 81a and 81b also extend perpendicularly to the end surface 19a in a direction away from the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a. The distance between the inner walls 82a, 82b of the top plates 81a, 81b and the document guide 16 is set to be substantially the same as the thickness of the fitting portions 58a, 58b of the fastening member 50. The distance between the edge portions of the top plates 81a and 81b opposite to the side plates 80a and 80b is the width of the distal end portion 64 and the proximal end portion 62 of the fastening member 50, that is, the opposing surfaces of the guide walls 66a and 66b. Is set to be approximately the same as the distance between the opposite side surfaces (outer walls).
[0033]
In the present embodiment, one guide groove 72a is formed by the inner wall 79a of the side plate 80a described above, the inner wall 82a of the top plate 81a, and the portion of the document guide 16 facing the inner wall 82a, and the inner wall 79b of the side plate 80b. The other guide groove 72a is formed by the inner wall 82b of the top plate 81b and the portion of the document guide 16 facing the inner wall 82b.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 6A, the first protrusion 76 has an imaginary line M extending perpendicularly to the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a at the central portion between the side plates 80a and 80b on the side of the original plate glass 14 of the original guide 16. It is formed so as to protrude at a position spaced apart from the end face 19a by a predetermined distance. The first protrusion 76 has a generally plate shape, and stands upright on the document guide 16 in such a posture that one surface 85 thereof faces the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a in parallel. As shown in FIG. 5A, the distance between the surface 85 of the first protrusion 76 on the side of the base edge 17a and the end surface 19a of the base edge 17a is set to be substantially the same as the length of the base 52 of the fastening member 50. ing. With this setting, the surface 85 of the first protrusion 76 comes into contact with the end face 86 of the base 52 on the narrow width portion 57 side in a state where the base 52 is locked to the document guide 16 as shown in FIGS. . Hereinafter, the surface 85 of the first protrusion 76 is referred to as a contact surface 85. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the protruding height of the first protrusion 76 is set to be the same as or slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the base 52 (small width portion 57) of the fastening member 50. The first protrusion 76 corresponds to a “protrusion” described in the claims.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 6A, the second protrusion 78 is closer to the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a on the imaginary line M than the second protrusion 78 on the original table glass 14 side of the original guide 16. Is formed to protrude. The second protrusion 78 is substantially plate-shaped and stands upright on the document guide 16 in a posture extending along the virtual line M by a predetermined length. As shown in FIG. 5A, the plate thickness of the second protrusion 78 is set to be approximately the same as the width of the groove 60 of the fastening member 50. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the projecting height of the second projecting portion 76 is set to be larger than the plate thickness of the base portion 52 of the fastening member 50.
[0036]
The side plates 80a and 80b and the top plates 81a and 81b, the first protrusion 76, and the second protrusion 78 described above can be formed at a low cost by, for example, forming them integrally with a forming die when the document guide 16 is formed. May be formed separately from the document guide 16.
[0037]
Hereinafter, a method of locking the base portion 52 of the retaining member 50 to the retaining portion 70 of the document guide 16 and press-contacting the base edge portion 17a and the guide inner edge portion 18a by the sandwiching portion 54 of the retaining member 50 will be described.
[0038]
First, as shown in FIG. 7A, a surface 83 of the base 52 opposite to the base end portion 62 faces the surface 68 of the document guide 16 on the side of the platen glass 14, and the side edges 58a and 58b are formed. The guide grooves 72a and 72b are fitted into the guide grooves 72a and 72b from the side far from the end surface 19a of the base edge portion 17a. At this time, the protruding end portion of the first protrusion 76 presses the middle width portion 56 portion of the surface 83 of the base portion 52 to elastically deform the base portion 52. At this time, the middle width portion 56 that is not provided with a function as a rib such as the base end portion 62 and the guide walls 66a and 66b in the large portion 55 is easily deformed. At this time, the second protrusion 78 is fitted into the groove 60 of the fastening member.
[0039]
Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), while sliding the fitting portions 58a and 58b into the guide grooves 72a and 72b, respectively, the side plates 80a and 81b are opposite to the side plates 80a and 80b. While the guide walls 66a and 66b of the retaining member 50 are brought into sliding contact with the end edges of the retaining member 50, the retaining member 50 is slid from the far side to the near side of the base edge portion 17a. At this time, the protruding end portion of the first protrusion 76 presses the middle width portion 56 or the small width portion 57 portion of the surface 83 of the base portion 52 to elastically deform the base portion 52. Since the narrow portion 57 is not provided with a function as a rib, the deformation is easy. Further, when the fastening member 50 slides, the second protrusion 78 comes into sliding contact with the inner wall of the groove 60 as the fastening member 50 moves. Thus, in the present embodiment, the guide grooves 72a and 72b guide the fitting portions 58a and 58 that are in sliding contact with them, and the protruding end edges of the top plates 81a and 81 guide the guide walls 66a and 66b that are in contact with them. Since the 2nd protrusion 78 slides in the groove | channel 60, the moving direction of the fastening member 50 can be controlled easily. Further, during the sliding movement of the fastening member 50, the front end portion 64 of the clamping portion 54 is in contact with the surface 84 of the base end portion 62 side of the clamping end portion 54 while slidingly contacting the surface 84 of the base edge portion 17 a opposite to the board surface 15. Move up.
[0040]
As a result of the movement of the fastening member 50 toward the base edge portion 17, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the surface 69 on the distal end portion 64 side of the base end portion 62 comes into contact with the end surface 19 a of the base edge portion 17 a. The protruding end portion of the first protrusion 76 does not contact the surface 83 of the base portion 52, and as a result, the end surface 86 on the small width portion 57 side of the base portion 52 that has returned to the original shape by the restoring force is the contact of the first protrusion 76. The base 52 is brought into contact with the contact surface 85 and is sandwiched between the first protrusion 76 and the base edge portion 17a. To move the fastening member 50 from this state, it is necessary to elastically deform the base 52 again. Therefore, in this state, the movement of the fastening member 50 can be restricted unless an elastic deformation force is applied to the base 52. Thus, the base 52 is locked to the document guide 16. In the locked state of the base portion 52, the base edge portion 17a is pressed toward the guide inner edge portion 18a by the surface 67 of the clamping portion 54, whereby the base edge portion 17a and the guide inner edge portion 18a are pressed against each other.
[0041]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base edge portion 17 a is not only pressed against the guide inner edge portion 18 a by the fastening member 50 but also joined by the double-sided adhesive tape 88. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 88 is provided in a posture extending by a predetermined length in the short side direction of the document table glass 14.
[0042]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the other edge portion 17c (hereinafter also referred to as a base edge portion 17c) forming a short side portion among the four edge portions of the document table glass 14 covers the base edge portion 17c. The document guide 16 is fitted into a fitting groove 90 provided in an inner edge portion 18c (hereinafter also referred to as guide inner edge portion 18c).
[0043]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the fitting groove 90 is formed by a guide inner edge portion 18c and a fitting groove forming member 92 attached to the guide inner edge portion 18c. The fitting groove forming member 92 includes a generally plate-shaped mounting portion 94 as shown in FIGS. The mounting portion 94 is mounted on the document table glass 14 side of the document guide 16 in a posture extending along the end surface 19c of the table edge portion 17c. The fitting groove forming member 92 includes a groove forming portion 95 extending in a stepped manner from the end edge portion of the mounting portion 94 on the side close to the base edge portion 17c. As shown in FIG. 8, the groove forming portion 95 includes a base end portion 96 extending from the end edge portion of the mounting portion 94 in a direction perpendicular to the document guide 16, and an extending end edge portion of the base end portion 96. And a distal end portion 97 extending perpendicularly to the base end portion 96 and opposite to the mounting portion 94. Both the base end portion 96 and the front end portion 97 have a long rectangular plate shape, and the surface 98 of the front end portion 97 on the base end portion 96 side faces the surface 99 of the guide inner edge portion 18c on the side of the platen glass 14 in parallel. Yes. A fitting groove 90 is formed from these surfaces 98 and 99 and a surface 93 of the base end portion 96 opposite to the mounting portion 94. The base edge 17c is fitted into the fitting groove 90, and the base edge 17c is sandwiched between the surface 98 and the surface 99 in the thickness direction.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 1, among the four edge portions of the document table glass 14, the end surfaces of the edge portions 17b and 17d forming the long side portion are provided with inner edge portions 18b corresponding to the edge portions 17b and 17d in the document guide 16. , 18d, a plurality of protrusions 101 are in contact with each other. These ridges 101 position the platen glass 14 in the short direction. Further, the protrusions 101 provided near both ends of the inner edge portion 18c in the inner edge portions 18b and 18d are brought into sliding contact with the edge portions 17b and 17d when the edge portion 17c of the document table glass 14 is fitted into the fitting groove 90, and the document table glass. 14 is guided.
[0045]
In the image scanner 10, the document table glass 14 is attached to the document guide 16 as follows.
[0046]
(I) First, one surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 88 is attached to one of the edge portion 17a of the document table glass 14 and the inner edge portion 18a of the document guide 16.
(Ii) Next, the edge portion 17c of the document table glass 14 is guided by sliding the edge portions 17b and 17d of the document table glass 14 against the ridges 101 of the inner edge portions 18b and 18d of the document guide 16 and guiding them. The fitting groove 90 is fitted, and the end surface 19 c of the edge portion 17 c is brought into contact with the surface 93 of the base end portion 96 of the fitting groove forming member 92.
(Iii) Next, the other surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 88 attached to one of the edge 17a and the inner edge 18a while positioning the document table glass 14 in the short direction by the protrusions 101 of the inner edges 18b and 18d. Is attached to the other of the edge portion 17a and the inner edge portion 18a to join the edge portion 17a and the inner edge portion 18a.
(Iv) Subsequently, using the two fastening members 50, the fitting portions 58a and 58b of the respective base portions 52 are fitted into the guide grooves 72a and 72b of the respective locking portions 70 provided in the document guide 16. Then, each fastening member 50 is slid and moved toward the edge portion 17a until the base end portion 62 comes into contact with the end surface 19a of the edge portion 17a. Accordingly, the base end portion 62 of each fastening member 50 abuts in the vicinity of both end portions of the edge portion 17a, and the edge portion 17a and the inner edge portion 18a are pressed against each other by the distal end portion 64 of each fastening member 50.
[0047]
In this embodiment, the edge portion 17a forming the short side of the document table glass 14 and the inner edge portion 18a of the document guide 16 are pressed in the vicinity of both ends of the edge portion 17a by the fastening member 50, and further joined by the double-sided adhesive tape 88. Thus, the entire inner edge portion 18a of the easily deformable document guide 16 is held on the edge portion 17a of the document table glass 14 which is difficult to deform. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of warping at the inner edge portion 18a of the document guide 16. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the other edge 17c forming the short side of the document table glass 14 is also held by the inner edge 18c of the document guide 16 by being fitted into the fitting groove 90. Also, the occurrence of warpage can be suppressed. In this manner, in the image scanner 10, since the occurrence of warpage is suppressed at the edge portions 18a and 18c forming the short side portion of the document guide 16, the subject M can always be positioned at an accurate position. Therefore, the image scanner 10 can read the subject M at the correct position.
[0048]
In addition, in the present embodiment, the platen glass 14 and the document guide 16 can be brought into pressure contact with each other only by locking the fastening member 50 to the locking portion 70 of the document guide 16 without using a special tool.
[0049]
As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this is an illustration to the last, and this invention is not limited at all by description of such an Example.
[0050]
For example, in the above description, the example in which two fastening members are brought into contact with one edge portion forming the short side portion of the platen glass has been described. However, the number of fastening members to be brought into contact with one edge portion may be set as appropriate. Further, the fastening member may be brought into contact with both edges forming the short side of the platen glass, or the fastening member is brought into contact with one edge or both edges forming the long side of the platen glass. You may let them.
[0051]
In the above-described embodiment, the guide groove is formed by the side plate and the top plate provided on the document guide as the edge member. However, the guide groove may be provided directly on the edge member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a bottom view showing a state in which a platen glass of an image scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a document guide.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an image scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an image scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a fastening member according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. Four -B Four It is sectional drawing.
5A and 5B are views showing a state in which a fastening member according to an embodiment of the present invention is locked to a document guide, where FIG. 5A is a plan view, and FIG. Five -B Five Sectional view, (c) is C in (a) Five -C Five It is sectional drawing.
6A and 6B are diagrams showing a locking portion according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 6A is a plan view, and FIG. 6 -B 6 It is sectional drawing.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining a state in which a fastening member according to an embodiment of the present invention is locked to a document guide.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a platen glass according to an embodiment of the present invention is locked in a fitting groove of a document guide.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an image scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Image scanner
12 Case
14 Document glass
15 board
16 Document guide
17a, 17b, 17c, 17d edge
18a, 18b, 18c, 18d Inner edge
20 Linear image sensor
24 Carriage
26 Sub-scanning drive unit
30 Optical system
34 Mirror
36 condenser lens
40 Scanning part
50 Fastening members
52 base
54 Nipping part
58a, 58b fitting part
60 grooves
62 Base end
64 Tip
66a, 66b guide wall
70 Locking part
72a, 72b Guide groove
76 First protrusion
78 Second protrusion
88 Double-sided adhesive tape
90 mating groove
92 Fitting groove forming member
94 Wearing part
95 Groove forming part
96 Base end
97 Tip
100 Signal processor
102 Main scan driver
110 Control unit

Claims (4)

光電変換により光学像を表す画像データを出力する走査部と、
盤面に被写体が載置される板状の原稿台ガラスと、
前記走査部に前記被写体の光学像を入力する光学系と、
前記原稿台ガラスの盤面縁部を被覆している樹脂材からなる縁部材と、
前記原稿台ガラスの縁部を間に挟んで前記縁部材に対向する狭持部と前記縁部材に係止されている基部とを有する留め部材と、
を備え
前記基部は板状に形成され、
前記縁部材は、前記基部の側方縁部が嵌合し前記留め部材を前記原稿台ガラスに対し遠方から近方に案内する互いに平行な2条のガイド溝と、前記ガイド溝に沿って前記原稿台ガラスの遠方から近方に前記留め部材が移動するとき前記基部を押し上げて弾性変形させ前記基部が前記原稿台ガラスに当接する位置まで移動すると前記原稿台ガラスから遠方の前記基部の端部に当接することで前記基部の移動を規制する突部とを有することを特徴とする画像読み取り装置。
A scanning unit that outputs image data representing an optical image by photoelectric conversion;
A plate-shaped platen glass on which the subject is placed on the board surface;
An optical system for inputting an optical image of the subject to the scanning unit;
An edge member made of a resin material covering the edge of the platen glass surface;
A fastening member having a sandwiching portion facing the edge member with an edge portion of the platen glass interposed therebetween, and a base portion locked to the edge member;
Equipped with a,
The base is formed in a plate shape,
The edge member includes two guide grooves that are parallel to each other and that guide the stopper member from a distance to a distance with respect to the platen glass by fitting a side edge of the base portion, and along the guide groove. When the fastening member moves from the far side to the near side of the platen glass, the base is pushed up and elastically deformed to move to a position where the base comes into contact with the platen glass, and the end of the base far from the platen glass image reading apparatus according to claim Rukoto which have a and the projection to restrict the movement of the base by abutting the.
前記留め部材は、前記原稿台ガラスの縁部の短辺部の少なくとも2カ所に当接する位置で前記縁部材に係止されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の画像読み取り装置。  2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is locked to the edge member at a position where it contacts at least two places on the short side of the edge of the platen glass. 前記縁部材は、前記被写体に当接し前記被写体を前記原稿台ガラスの盤面上に位置決めすることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の画像読み取り装置。  The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the edge member contacts the subject and positions the subject on a surface of the platen glass. 前記原稿台ガラスは、前記縁部材に両面粘着テープで接合されていることを特徴とする請求項1、2又は3記載の画像読み取り装置。  4. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the platen glass is bonded to the edge member with a double-sided adhesive tape.
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