Patent ID: 6081352
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A combination comprising:an image scanner for scanning an original; anda holder for supporting and positioning of the original before and during scanning in the image scanner;said holder including,a pair of superposed first and second holder parts, each made of flexible material, for receiving the original therebetween and having first and second openings, respectively, defined therein for exposing the original, said first and second holder parts being secured by magnetic forces;said image scanner including,light source means for illuminating the original,light detecting means for detecting light transmitted from the original,imaging means for imaging a part of the original onto said light detecting means,a support including support members, having a circular cylindrical surface facilitating movement of the original passed over and partly around the support members, said support maintaining the part of the original in a substantially cylindrical shape,moving means for moving said imaging means and said support in relation to each other in a direction substantially parallel to the generatrix of the cylindrical part of the original whereby the original in said holder is kept flat and straight along a line that is imaged onto said light detecting means, andbiasing members for biasing the original in the holder against the support members so that the original in the holder enters into the image scanner by a nibbling action of the support members and the biasing members.