Patent ID: 6953898
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B41J,H01R,H04N,H05K

Abstract:
1. A mechanism for confining a flat flexible cable of an image scanner in position, said flat flexible cable being electrically connected between a circuit board and a carriage and bending differentially with the movement of said carriage relative to said circuit board under a scanning platform, said mechanism comprising a separate confining member disposed between a first portion of said flat flexible cable and said scanning platform for isolating said flat flexible cable from said scanning platform, wherein said confining member changes states and bends differentially with the movement of said carriage relative to said circuit board under said scanning platform, and has a bending resistance greater than that of said flat flexible cable so as to keep itself at least a certain clearance from said scanning platform while confining said first portion of said flat flexible cable thereunder; wherein said confining member comprises; a flexible strip which bends differentially with the movement of said carriage; and a plurality of rigid ribs fixed on said flexible strip close to each other for enhancing the bending resistance of said flexible strip.