Patent ID: 7554702

Claim:
An image input apparatus, comprising: a board having an image sensor, a circular through hole and an oval through hole; a supporting member having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion, the first supporting portion having a first threaded screw hole, the second supporting portion having a second threaded screw hole; a first screw; and a second screw, wherein the board is rigidly secured on the first supporting portion with the first screw which is inserted into the circular through hole and is screwed into the first threaded screw hole of the first supporting portion, the board is movably supported on the second screw which is inserted into the oval through hole and is screwed into the second threaded screw hole of the second supporting portion, the image sensor comprises a reference imaging device element providing a reference point for an image inputting process, and the circular through hole is disposed in a vicinity of the reference imaging device element.