Patent ID: 8482819
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B23P,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An optical carriage module for a scanner, comprising: at least two page-wide generally planar mirrors; a page-wide optical element comprising a plurality of non-planar mirrors, each of the non-planar mirrors corresponding to a discrete image-forming optical channel associated with the scanner, the discrete image-forming optical channel reflecting from each of the two page-wide generally planar mirrors; at least two end datum blocks comprising mirror mounting surfaces for mounting the page- wide generally planar mirrors and an element mounting surface for mounting the page-wide optical element; at least one spring clip for each end datum block, each spring clip holding the at least two page-wide mirrors against an end datum block; and a carriage housing; and wherein the page-wide mirrors, the end datum blocks, and the clips are comprised in an optical subassembly that is secured to the carriage housing.