Patent ID: 6453140
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image scanner, comprising:a casing having a glass panel on which to receive a document to be scanned; a chassis moving within the casing and across the glass panel thereof; an image detecting device coupled to said chassis and movable therewith to scan the document received by the glass panel of said casing; and a vibration inhibiting mechanism to reduce vibrations as the chassis moves within the casing and across the glass panel thereof, said vibration inhibiting mechanism including: a base coupled to said chassis and moving therewith across the glass panel of said casing; a roller support coupled to said base and adapted to move reciprocally within said base towards and away from the glass panel of said casing; a roller mounted on the roller support and movable therewith to abut against and roll over the glass panel; and a resilient member carried by said base for urging the roller support towards the glass panel to bias said roller to abut against the glass panel.