Patent ID: 7058351

Claim:
A scanning device, comprising: a scanning body, having a first slot formed at one side of the scanning body, the first slot being extended along a first direction; a hinge, having an upper portion and a lower portion engaged to each other and being relatively movable along a second direction for changing a length of the hinge in the second direction, the lower portion being rotatably disposed in the first slot; and a cover, rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the hinge, wherein when the cover is in a closed position, the upper portion and the lower portion are received in the first slot, and the first direction is substantially identical to the second direction; and when an original medium to be scanned is placed on the scanning body and positioned by the cover, the hinge is rotated to a first position according to a thickness of the original medium, and the first direction and the second direction lies at an angle; meanwhile, the upper portion and the lower portion are relatively moved away from each other for selectively changing a length of the hinge along the second direction.