Patent ID: 6046449
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A housing of a flatbed scanner comprising:a rectangular and transparent planar board having a front end, a rear end, a left end, and a right end for placing documents to be scanned; anda rectangular case for placing a scanning module of the scanner comprising four upright sides and a rectangular opening installed above the four upright sides having a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side for mounting the transparent planar board, the left and right sides of the opening each comprising an L-shaped groove for mounting the left and right ends of the transparent planar board, and the front and rear sides of the opening each comprising at least one clasp for mounting the front and rear ends of the transparent planar board;wherein the clasps installed at the rear side of the opening are installed approximately around the middle portion of the rear side of the opening, and when the front end of the transparent planar board is inserted into the clasp installed at the front side of the opening, the middle portion of the rear end of the transparent planar board can be inserted into the clasp installed at the rear side of the opening by temporarily displacing the middle portion of the rear side outward.