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US 7,298,530 · App. 10/425,872 · Granted Nov 20, 2007

Optical module with movable carriage having mirror

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Patent No.
US 7,298,530
App. No.
10/425,872
Granted
Nov 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical module with movable reflective mirrors is provided in the invention. The optical module, which is set in a scanner for the scanning of documents, comprises the following elements: a first carriage comprising a first reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the first carriage moves along the scanning direction to scan the document to be scanned; a second carriage comprising a second reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the second carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction; and a third carriage comprising a third reflective mirror, a lens and an photoelectric sensing device, wherein the third carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction. Of which, the first carriage is situated between the second carriage and the third carriage with the distance between the second carriage and the third carriage being fixed at a constant value during the course of scanning, while the image light of the document to be scanned forms an image on the photoelectric sensing device via the focusing of the lens after having been reflected via the first reflective mirror, the second reflective mirror, and the third reflective mirror sequentially.

Claims (23)

1. An optical module with movable reflective mirrors used in a scanner for a scanning of a document to be scanned, wherein the optical module comprises:

a first carriage comprising a first reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the first carriage moves along a scanning direction to scan the document to be scanned;

a second carriage comprising a second reflective mirror, wherein the second carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction; and

a third carriage comprising a third reflective mirror, wherein the third carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction;

of which, the first carriage is situated between the second carriage and the third carriage with a distance between the second carriage and the third carriage being fixed at a constant value during the course of scanning, while image light of the document to be scanned forms an image on the photoelectric sensing device via focusing of the lens after having been reflected via the first reflective mirror, the second reflective mirror, and the third reflective mirror sequentially.

2. An optical module according to claim 1 further comprising a guiding piece, wherein the first carriage, the second carriage and the third carriage are individually coupled to the guiding piece and can make movement on the guiding piece respectively.

3. An optical module according to claim 1 further comprising a firmware, wherein the firmware is used to connect the second carriage and the third carriage keeping the distance between the second carriage and the third carriage at a fixed value during the course of scanning.

4. An optical module according to claim 1 further comprising a fourth reflective mirror, wherein the fourth reflective mirror is installed on the first carriage and is used to reflect the lens-focused image light onto the photoelectric sensing device.

5. An optical module according to claim 1 further comprising a fifth reflective mirror and a sixth reflective mirror, wherein the fifth reflective mirror and the sixth reflective mirror are respectively installed on two lateral sides of the first carriage and are used to reflect the lens-focused image light onto the photoelectric sensing device.

6. An optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the photoelectric sensing device is a charge coupled device (CCD).

7. An optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the photoelectric sensing device is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensor (CMOS sensor).

8. A scanner for a scanning of a document to be scanned, comprising:

an optical module with movable reflective mirrors, comprising:

a first carriage comprising a first reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the first carriage moves along a scanning direction to scan the document to be scanned;

a second carriage comprising a second reflective mirror, wherein the second carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction; and

a third carriage comprising a third reflective mirror, wherein the third carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction;

of which, the first carriage is situated between the second carriage and the third carriage with a distance between the second carriage and the third carriage being fixed at a constant value during the course of scanning, while image light of the document to be scanned forms an image on the photoelectric sensing device via focusing of the lens after having been reflected via the first reflective mirror, the second reflective mirror, and the third reflective mirror sequentially.

9. An optical module according to claim 8 further comprising a guiding piece, wherein the first carriage, the second carriage and the third carriage are individually coupled to the guiding piece and can make movement on the guiding piece respectively.

10. An optical module according to claim 8 further comprising a firmware, wherein the firmware is used to connect the second carriage and the third carriage keeping the distance between the second carriage and the third carriage at a fixed value during the course of scanning.

11. An optical module according to claim 8 further comprising a fourth reflective mirror, wherein the fourth reflective mirror is installed on the first carriage and is used to reflect the lens-focused image light onto the photoelectric sensing device.

12. An optical module according to claim 8 further comprising a fifth reflective mirror and a sixth reflective mirror, wherein the fifth reflective mirror and the sixth reflective mirror are respectively installed on two lateral sides of the first carriage and are used to reflect the lens-focused image light onto the photoelectric sensing device.

13. An optical module according to claim 8 , wherein the photoelectric sensing device is a charge coupled device (CCD).

14. An optical module according to claim 8 , wherein the photoelectric sensing device is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensor (CMOS sensor).