Patent ID: 6247374
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
A transmitting and locking mechanism for transmitting a carriage, and for fixing said carriage at a specific position automatically, adapted to be used in a scanner, comprising:a fixing device located at said specific position for securing said carriage; anda transmitting device connected to said fixing device and said carriage, driving said carriage to be secured to said fixing device in a first instance, and detaching said carriage from said fixing device in a second instance, said transmitting device including:a driving device;a rotatable gear wheel driven by said driving device;a first belt mounted between said carriage and said gear wheel for driving said carriage to move in response to the rotation of said gear wheel; anda second belt mounted between said gear wheel and said fixing device for driving said fixing device to secure said carriage in response to the rotation of said gear wheel.