Transparent scanning apparatus
View Patent ↗A transparent scanning apparatus is mounted on a cover of a flatbed scanner for scanning a transparent document by reflective scanning or transparent scanning. The apparatus comprises a transparency adapter secured to the cover, a plurality of frames for fixing article, an opaque box for receiving the frames, and a fastening means for releasable securing the transparency adapter to the box and entirely covering the window of the transparency adapter when the box is secured to the transparency adapter.
1. A transparent scanning apparatus mounted on a cover of a flatbed scanner for scanning a transparent document or a reflective article, the apparatus comprising:
a transparency adapter secured to the cover including light emitting means and a window for light of the light emitting means to pass through the article;
a frame having a carrying surface for supporting the article and a pierced window for permitting scanning light emitted from the light emitting means to pass through the window of the frame and the article;
an opaque box for receiving the frame, the box comprises an optical recognition mark serving as a positioning means for the flatbed scanner to perform an auto crop during the reflective scanning, and a pouch for storing the frame; and
fastening means for releasably securing the box to the transparency adapter and joining the window of the transparency adapter.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical recognition mark is a slit.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical recognition mark is a bar code.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical recognition mark is a geometrical figure.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the box has a rectangular flat shape.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastening means comprises a plurality of hook and loop fasteners and a plurality of mating hook and loop fasteners on the transparency adapter and the box, respectively.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastening means comprises a pair of sliding members and a pair of corresponding grooved rails on the transparency adapter and the box respectively.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastening means comprises a plurality of buttonholes and a plurality of buttons on the box and the transparency adapter respectively.