IP Library Granted Patent US 7,259,896
Granted Patent B2
US 7,259,896 · App. 10/265,245 · Granted Aug 21, 2007

Office automation apparatus with calibration and positioning device for automatic document feeder

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Patent No.
US 7,259,896
App. No.
10/265,245
Granted
Aug 21, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An office automation apparatus with calibration and positioning device includes a body with an optical module, an automatic document feeder (ADF) arranged at the body and a home pattern having both positioning and calibrating functions and placed below the automatic document feeder and having a first marking for color calibration of the office automation apparatus and a second marking for positioning the optical module to a home location. The home pattern can provide both calibration and positioning functions for saving space and cost.

Claims (7)

1. An office automation apparatus with calibration and positioning device for automatic document feeder, comprising

a body with an optical module;

an automatic document feeder (ADF) arranged at the body, and having a home pattern with both positioning and calibrating functions placed below the automatic document feeder and having a first pattern section for color calibration of the office automation apparatus and a second pattern section for positioning the optical module to a home location.

2. The office automation apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the automatic document feeder has a guiding groove and a scanning window formed at a lower end of the guiding groove.

3. The office automation apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein the home pattern is placed outside a left end of the scanning window.

4. The office automation apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein the guiding groove has a gap corresponding to the scanning window.

5. The office automation apparatus as in claim 4 , wherein the home pattern is arranged on the scanning window and within the gap, and a document to be scanned passes below the home pattern.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2004
From: SILITEK CORPORATION
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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