JPH10243180A - Stand type scanner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the entire scanner small in size by providing a read section that has an original positioning window to transmit a light from a read original therethrough and a support pole that holds the read section at its tip to the scanner so as to facilitate positioning of the original. SOLUTION: A read section 1 has a reflecting mirror that reflects a light from a read original 4 toward a lens at a time and reflects the light toward an original positioning window 8 at other time, the lens collecting the light, a sensor that receives the light through the lens and converts the light into an electric signal, and the original positioning window 8 that allows the user to view the light transmitted therethrough. The read original 4 is placed just under the read section 1 and the reflecting mirror reflects a light from the original 4 toward the original positioning window 8. The read original 4 is moved to conduct the positioning so that a center line or an index through the original positioning window 8 is used for a guide and a read image in the read original 4 comes to a desired position. The reflecting mirror is turned after the positioning of the original to reflect the light from the read original 4 toward the lens and the sensor is used to read the image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stand-type scanner used for taking in an image of a book-type document or a three-dimensional object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of a conventional stand type scanner, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a reading section in the example of FIG.

In a stand-type scanner device used to capture a book-type original or a three-dimensional object image, since there is a considerable distance between the original and the original reading unit, it is difficult to position the original at the correct position. Have difficulty.

As shown in FIG. 4, an image scanner device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-9102 has a reading section 11 for reading an image of a reading document 14 and a column 12 for holding the reading section 11 at a leading end. And the lower end of the column 12 is fixed, the column 12 is erected, and
And a document table 13 on which the reading unit 1 is mounted.
As shown in FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a reflecting mirror 17 for reflecting light from the read original 14, a lens 16 for condensing light from the reflecting mirror 17, and a light for converting the light from the lens 16 into an electric signal. And a sensor 15 for performing the operation. When the sensor 15 is a line sensor, the image on the read document 14 is read by rotating the reflecting mirror 17 and scanning the read document 14.

A mark (mark) for positioning the read document 14 is provided on a document table 13 for placing the document, and the mark 14 is used as a guide for positioning the read document 14. I have.

Further, the image detecting apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-10857 does not have a platen, so the position of the document is checked after reading the document.

[0007]

In the case of the conventional stand-type scanner described above, in the case of the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-9102, a document table that is at least one size larger than the size of the document to be read is required. Therefore, there is a problem that the size of the entire scanner device cannot be reduced. Another problem is that when the position of the image in the read document changes, the read image may not be accurately aligned.

In the case of the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-10857, it is necessary to confirm the position of the original after reading the original, and thus there is a problem that it takes time to position the original to be read. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional stand type scanner, to reduce the size of the entire apparatus, and to accurately position a read image on a read document. It is another object of the present invention to provide a stand-type scanner device which does not require any trouble for positioning of a document to be read.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a stand-type scanner apparatus, comprising: a reflecting mirror for reflecting light from a reading original placed below; a lens for condensing light from the reflecting mirror; A reading unit having a sensor that receives light from the sensor and converts the light into an electric signal, a document alignment window that transmits light from the reading document when the reflecting mirror is rotated, and the reading unit is held at a leading end. In particular, there is provided a base for fixing the lower end of the support and erecting the support, or a base for fixing the lower end of the support and fixing the support to an end of a desk. Equipped with a force-fixing device, or a platen on which the column is fixed by fixing the lower end of the column, and the document to be read is placed, and the light from the document to be read is Document matching In which the reflecting surface of the reflector to be reflected towards the window and a concave surface.

[0011]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the reading unit of the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a document matching window of the reading unit in FIG. 2.

In the stand-type scanner device shown in FIG. 1, a reading section 1 for reading an image of a reading document 4, a column 2 for holding the reading section 1 at a leading end, and a lower end of the column 2 are fixed and the column 2 is erected. The base 3 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reading section 1 reflects light from the read original 4 toward the lens 6 on one side, and reflects light from the read original 4 on one side through the original aligning window 8. A reflecting mirror 7 for reflecting light toward the front, a lens 6 for condensing the light from the reflecting mirror 7, a sensor 5 for receiving the light from the lens 6 and converting it to an electric signal, and transmitting the light from the reflecting mirror 7 A document matching window 8 for viewing is provided. When the reflecting mirror 7 is at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the light from the read document 4 is reflected toward the document matching window 8, and when the reflecting mirror 7 is at the position shown by the broken line in FIG. The light from the read original 4 is reflected toward the lens 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, a document matching window 8
It is formed of a transparent material such as glass or an acrylic plate, and has a center line 8a indicating the center and indices 8b indicating the four corners of the outer frame as marks.

Next, how to use the stand-type scanner device configured as described above will be described.

The original 4 to be read is placed directly below the reading section 1, and the light from the original 4 to be read is reflected toward the original matching window 8 with the reflecting mirror 7 at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2. Looking at the read original 4 through the original alignment window 8, the center line 8a
Alternatively, the reading document 4 is moved so that the read image in the reading document 4 is located at a desired position by using the index 8b as a mark to perform the alignment. When the positioning of the read document 4 is completed, the reflecting mirror 7 is rotated to the position shown by the broken line in FIG. 2 so that light from the read document 4 is reflected toward the lens 6 and the sensor 5 reads an image. .

By making the reflecting surface on the side of the reflecting mirror 7 that reflects light toward the original matching window 8 concave, the read image of the original 4 to be read can be read even when the distance between the original 4 and the reading section 1 is short. The whole can be confirmed through the document matching window 8. In addition, by using a vise-like mounting tool instead of the base 3, the present scanner device can be fixed to an end of a desk or the like and used like a mounted desk lamp.

The present invention can be easily applied to a stand type scanner having a document table as shown in FIG. Also in this case, the alignment of the read original becomes much easier than before.

[0020]

As described above, the stand-type scanner according to the present invention is provided with a document aligning window on one side of the reading section, and rotates the reflecting mirror to transmit light from the read original to the document aligning window. By allowing the original to be reflected toward the original and aligning the read original through the original alignment window, it is possible to easily perform accurate alignment of the read original. Further, since the document table can be deleted as needed, there is an effect that the size of the entire scanner device can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a reading unit of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a document matching window of the reading unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of a conventional stand-type scanner device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a reading unit of the example of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1.11 Reading unit 2.12 Support 3 Base 4.14 Reading document 5.15 Sensor 6.16 Lens 7.17 Reflector 8 Document alignment window 8a Center line 8b Index 13 Document platen

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reflecting mirror for reflecting light from a reading original placed below, a lens for condensing light from the reflecting mirror, and a sensor for receiving light from the lens and converting it to an electric signal. A stand-type scanner, comprising: a reading unit having a document alignment window for transmitting light from the reading document when the reflecting mirror is rotated; and a column holding the reading unit at a leading end. apparatus. 2. The stand-type scanner according to claim 1, further comprising a base for fixing a lower end of the support and erecting the support. 3. The stand-type scanner device according to claim 1, further comprising a vise-like fixing device capable of fixing a lower end of the column and fixing the column to an end of a desk. 4. The stand-type scanner according to claim 1, further comprising: a document table on which the lower end of the support is fixed, the support is set upright, and the read original is placed. 5. A reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror for reflecting light from the read original toward the original matching window is a concave surface. 5. The stand-type scanner device according to 4.