Patent ID: 6947186
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A carrier device for an optical scanner at least having a document platform, the carrier device comprising: a trough-shaped base having a trough opening and a first magnet at a bottom of the trough opening; a contact image sense (CIS) scanning module having a scanning surface, wherein the CIS scanning module is enclosed within the trough opening with the scanning surface of the scanning module near the trough opening and facing the document platform; a second magnet attached to a bottom surface of the CIS scanning module, wherein the second magnet occupies an area comparable in size to the bottom surface of the CIS scanning module, and the second magnet and the first magnet face each other such that respective identical poles thereof face each other and produce a repulsion for supporting the CIS scanning module; and a plurality of buffer plates attached to interior edges of the scanning surface in contact with the document platform.