TWI426773B - Image-processing apparatus with oblique plane for supporting originals - Google Patents

Description

Image processing device with original bearing bevel

The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus having a beveled surface which is disposed on a side of an image processing apparatus and can be used to carry a document original.

With the increasing demand for digital data and the advancement of electronic technology, Multi-Function Product (MFP), which has multiple functions (such as scanning, copying, printing, etc.), has been developed. And it is increasingly popular. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a multifunction printer 3 according to the prior art, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a scanning device of the multifunction printer 3 in FIG. 1 , wherein FIG. 2 Only the cover 32 of the MFP 3, the platform 34 and the image capture element 36 are shown. Generally, when scanning or copying a book or a booklet, a portion of the book 4 must straddle the operation panel 38, and the page to be scanned can be placed flat on the platform 34 to obtain a complete page image. Since the operation panel 38 is covered by the book 4, it is greatly inconvenient for the user to set the scanning parameters or the result of the scanning completion. The user must open the book 4 from time to time to perform the operation, or the scan image may be skewed due to accidental movement of the book, thereby extending the overall scanning process and affecting the quality of the scanned image.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus having a document carrying slope adjacent to an operation panel, and a user can easily operate the image processing apparatus to scan Binding a book into a book.

The image processing device of the present invention comprises a platform housing, a mobile image capturing component and an operation panel. The platform housing has a scanning plane and a slope for carrying an original, wherein the slope is located on a first side of the scanning plane. The mobile image capture component is mounted in the platform housing for capturing images of the original on the scanning plane. The operation panel is coupled to the platform housing and is located on one of the second sides of the scanning plane.

The bevel of the image processing apparatus of the present invention is located on the first side of the scanning plane and is inclined away from the cover. Thereby, the portion of the book that is not required to be scanned can be naturally placed on the inclined surface, and the portion to be scanned is flat on the scanning plane to avoid the generation of the scanned image with black shadow.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

1‧‧‧Image processing equipment

3‧‧‧Multifunctional machine

4‧‧‧Books

12‧‧‧Printer

14‧‧‧ Platform scanner

16‧‧‧Automatic Paper Feed Scanner

18‧‧‧Books

X‧‧‧ first direction

Y‧‧‧second direction

32‧‧‧ Cover

34‧‧‧ platform

36‧‧‧Image capture components

38‧‧‧Operator panel

122‧‧‧A3 size print engine

124‧‧‧A4 size paper cassette

126‧‧‧A3 size multi-purpose paper basket

142‧‧‧ platform housing

144‧‧‧Mobile image capture component

146‧‧‧Operator panel

148‧‧‧ cover

162‧‧‧ input tray

164‧‧‧Output tray

165‧‧‧ paper exit

166‧‧‧Inlet

168‧‧‧Fixed image capture components

1422‧‧‧ scan plane

1424‧‧‧Bevel

1426‧‧‧ first side

1428‧‧‧ second side

1430‧‧‧ third side

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a multifunction printer according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the scanning device of the multifunction printer in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of an image processing apparatus in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is another schematic view of the image processing apparatus in Fig. 3.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an image processing apparatus 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is another schematic diagram of the image processing apparatus 1 of FIG. In this embodiment, the image processing device 1 is a multi-function server, but the invention is not limited thereto, and may be other image processing devices having a scanning function. The image processing apparatus 1 includes a printer 12, a flatbed scanner 14 and an automatic paper fed scanner 16. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the image processing apparatus 1 has functions such as scanning, printing, and the like. The flatbed scanner 14 and the automatic paper fed scanner 16 are placed on the printer 12, and the three are integrated into one machine.

In this embodiment, the printer 12 is disposed below the flatbed scanner 14 and the automatic paper-fed scanner 16, and includes an A3-size print engine 122 (shown in broken lines on the third and fourth sides). In the figure), an A4 size paper cassette 124 and an A3 size multipurpose paper cassette 126. According to ISO 216 standard, A4 size is 210mm×297mm, A3 size is 297mm×420mm; among them, A3 size printing engine 122A refers to the printing engine capable of printing images on A3 size paper, A4 size paper storage 124 refers to The A3 size multi-purpose paper cassette 126 is a paper cassette that can store A3 size paper. The flatbed scanner 14 includes a platform housing 142, a mobile image capturing component 144, an operating panel 146, and a cover 148. The platform housing 142 is disposed on the printer 12 and has a scanning plane 1422 for carrying an original to be scanned, and a slope 1424 located at a first side 1426 of the scanning plane 1422. In this embodiment, the original to be scanned is a book 18, but the invention is not limited thereto, and may be a piece of paper, a card, a photograph, or the like. The mobile image capture component 144 is movably mounted within the platform housing 142 (shown in phantom in FIG. 3) for capturing images of the book 18 on the scanning plane 1422. The mobile image capture component 144 moves back and forth within the platform housing 142 along a direction Y to capture a full or partial page image of the book 18. The operator panel 146 is coupled to the platform housing 142 and is located on one of the second sides 1428 of the scanning plane 1422. The user can use the operation panel 146 to issue instructions such as scanning, copying, and faxing to the image processing apparatus 1, adjust parameters, or use an instant value adjustment function. The ramp 1424 is located on the first side 1426 of the scanning plane 1422 and is inclined away from the cover 148, i.e., downwardly. The user can spread the book 18 (shown in phantom in Figure 3) downwards and place it on the scanning plane 1422 and the slope 1424, whereby the page to be scanned of the book 18 can be closely attached to the scan. The plane 1422 avoids the black shadow problem that often occurs when the current photocopiers photocopy books. The first side 1426 where the ramp 1424 is located is relative to a third side 1430. The design of the present invention allows the user to simultaneously operate the plurality of functions of the image processing apparatus 1 of the present invention while the book scanning program is in progress, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in the prior art, when scanning or copying books and binding books, part of the book It is often necessary to straddle the operation panel, and the page to be scanned can be placed flat on the platform housing, so that the user must open the book to set the scanning parameters or view the result of the scanning. The scan image may be skewed due to accidental movement of the book, thus extending the overall scanning process and affecting the quality of the scanned image. On the contrary, the image processing device of the present invention uses the scanning plane and the inclined surface to carry the book, and the operation panel is no longer shielded, so that the user can smoothly use the operation panel, thereby avoiding the problem of inadvertently moving the book and affecting the quality of the scanned image.

In addition, in the embodiment, the cover 148 is pivotally connected to the platform housing 142 for covering the scanning plane 1422. Cover 148 is located on third side 1430 of scanning plane 1422. The third side 1430 is adjacent to the second side 1428. The cover 148 is designed to be laterally opened and closed, and the book 18 can be effectively pressed to make the page to be scanned of the book 18 flat on the scanning plane 1422.

In this embodiment, the automatic paper feed scanner 16 is mounted on the third side 1430 of the scanning plane 1422 and includes a paper feed tray 162, an output tray 164, a paper feed port 166, and a paper exit port 165. (See Figure 4) and a fixed image capture component 168. The paper feed tray 162 is disposed on the cover 148 and located at the paper feed port 166. The document paper placed on the paper feed tray 162 can be fed from the paper feed port 166 into the automatic paper feed scanner 16. The document paper here is a piece of paper. The maximum paper feed width of one of the paper feed ports 166 is substantially equal to 297 mm, so the automatic paper feed scanner 16 can scan document paper up to A3 size.

Please also refer to Figures 3 and 4. The mobile image capturing component 144 of the flatbed scanner 14 scans the original placed on the scanning plane 1422 in a first direction X parallel to the second side 1428, and the fixed image of the automatic paper fed scanner 16 The pick-up element 168 scans the document sheet entering the automatic sheet-fed scanner 16 from the input tray 162 in a second direction Y parallel to one of the third sides 1430. The second direction Y is substantially perpendicular to the first direction X. The scanning direction herein refers to the direction in which the image sensing elements in the image capturing elements 144, 168, such as photodiodes, are arranged. The image processing device 1 of the present invention uses at least two sets of image capturing components as platforms respectively. Scanning components of scanners and sheet-fed scanners; in contrast to conventional versatile machines or copiers, flatbed scanners and sheet-fed scanners must share a set of image capture components, which is not only easy to create The loss of the image capture component and the positioning of the image capture component are also more susceptible to errors.

In this embodiment, the length of the third side 1430 of the scanning plane 1422 is substantially equal to 297 mm, and the length of the second side 1428 of the scanning plane 1422 is substantially equal to 210 mm, that is, the flatbed scanner 14 can carry the maximum. Original to A4 paper size. Of course, if the size of the machine is allowed, the length of the second side 1428 of the scanning plane 1422 can also be designed to be substantially equal to 420 mm, thereby accommodating the original up to the A3 paper size, instead of having to use the automatic paper-feed scanning. The device 16 can initially scan the A3 paper, especially for a book bound book such as a book. If the book is not to be disassembled, the flatbed scanner 14 must be used to perform the file scanning operation. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited thereto, regardless of the length of the scanning plane 1422 or the scanning size.

In summary, compared with the prior art, the flatbed scanner of the image processing apparatus of the present invention adopts a bevel design, so that the desired scanning portion of the book can be naturally or easily affixed to the scanning plane to avoid generation. Scanned images with black edges and solve the problem of the book masking operation panel. In addition, the cover of the image processing apparatus of the present invention is designed to be laterally opened and closed, and the book can be effectively pressed to make the page to be scanned flat on the scanning plane. Moreover, the image processing apparatus of the present invention provides a plurality of scanning components for scanning documents in different scanning directions, which not only improves the flexibility of the configuration of the flatbed scanner and the automatic paper-fed scanner, but also facilitates product upgrade, and the manufacturer does not need to It is not possible to replace another scanner with the specifications of the flatbed scanner or the automatic paper-fed scanner; it can also avoid the problem that the shared image capturing component is excessively worn and the positioning error control is not easy.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Image processing equipment

12‧‧‧Printer

14‧‧‧ Platform scanner

16‧‧‧Automatic Paper Feed Scanner

18‧‧‧Books

X‧‧‧ first direction

Y‧‧‧second direction

122‧‧‧A3 size print engine

124‧‧‧A4 size paper cassette

126‧‧‧A3 size multi-purpose paper basket

142‧‧‧ platform housing

144‧‧‧Mobile image capture component

146‧‧‧Operator panel

148‧‧‧ cover

1422‧‧‧ scan plane

1424‧‧‧Bevel

1426‧‧‧ first side

1428‧‧‧ second side

1430‧‧‧ third side

Claims (6)

An image processing apparatus having a document carrying bevel, comprising: a platform housing having a scanning plane and a slope for carrying an original, wherein the slope is located on a first side of the scanning plane; a mobile image The component is movably mounted in the platform housing for capturing an image of the original placed on the scanning plane; an operation panel is coupled to the platform housing and located on a second side of the scanning plane a cover plate pivotally connected to the platform housing and located on a third side of the scanning plane for covering the scanning plane; an automatic paper feeding scanner disposed on the third side of the scanning plane; An input tray is disposed on the cover; wherein the first side is adjacent to the second side, the third side is adjacent to the second side, and the movable image capturing element is parallel to Scanning the original in a first direction of the second side, the automatic paper-feeding scanner comprising a fixed image capturing component, the fixed image capturing component scanning in a second direction parallel to one of the third sides Entering the self from the input tray The sheet-fed scanners, one document sheet, the second line direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The image processing device of claim 1, wherein the automatic paper-feeding scanner includes a paper feed port for feeding a document paper placed on the paper feed tray from the paper feed port. A paper scanner in which the maximum paper feed width of one of the paper feed ports is substantially equal to 297 mm. The image processing device of claim 1, wherein the length of the third side of the scanning plane is substantially equal to 297 mm. The image processing device of claim 3, wherein the length of the second side of the scanning plane is substantially equal to 210 mm. The image processing device of claim 3, wherein the length of the second side of the scanning plane is substantially equal to 420 mm. The image processing device of claim 1, further comprising a printer disposed under the platform housing and the automatic paper-fed scanner, wherein the printer includes an A3 size printing engine , an A4 size paper cassette and an A3 size multi-purpose paper cassette.