Patent ID: 7995254

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: a scan bar having a scanner head; a drive mechanism drivably coupled to said scan bar; a controller communicatively coupled to said scanner head and said drive mechanism; a scanner body having a cover defining a scanner opening in which a document glass is mounted, said scan bar being located below said cover, and said scanner body having a home position opening separate from said scanner opening that passes through said cover; and a scanner lid pivotably coupled to said scanner body, said scanner lid having a home protrusion located for mating engagement with said home position opening of said scanner body when said scanner lid is closed to define a home position for said scanner head, wherein said home position opening is formed as a tapered depression in said cover, said home position protrusion has a shape corresponding to that of said home position opening, and said home position protrusion has a surface that is exposed through said home position opening to said scanner head when said scanner head passes under said home position opening.