Scan device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9444965-B2
Application number	US-201514791695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2015
Priority date	Jul 21, 2014
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A scan device includes a main body, a transparent glass plate, a carrier, a light source, a reflecting unit, a lens and an image sensor. Light is emitted from the light source through the transparent glass plate to a document. Then, the light is reflected by the document and passes through the transparent glass plate to reach the reflecting unit. The light is reflected by the first mirror to travel to the second mirror and the third mirror and reflected by the second and third mirrors for several times, then reaches the fourth mirror and fifth mirror to passes through the lens, and forms an image on the image sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A scan device configured to scan a document, comprising:
a main body;
a transparent plate disposed in the main body and configured to bear the document;
a carrier disposed in the main body and comprising an incident hole;
a light source disposed on the carrier;
a reflecting unit disposed in the carrier and comprising:
a first mirror comprising a first normal line and a first reflecting side facing the transparent plate;
a second mirror comprising a second normal line and a second reflecting side facing the first reflecting side;
a third mirror comprising a third normal line and a third reflecting side facing the second reflecting side to form a reflecting space therebetween;
a fourth mirror comprising a fourth normal line and a fourth reflecting side facing the third reflecting side; and
a fifth mirror comprising a fifth normal line and a fifth reflecting side facing the fourth reflecting side;
an image capturing lens set disposed in the carrier; and
an image sensor disposed in the carrier, wherein light from the light source passes through the transparent plate to reach the document, the document reflects the light to reach the first mirror through the reflecting space, the first mirror reflects the light to enter the reflecting space, the light is reflected between the second mirror and the third mirror several times in the reflecting space before the light leaves the reflecting space, the light leaves the reflecting space and reaches the fourth mirror, the light is reflected by the fourth mirror to reach the fifth mirror, the fifth mirror reflects the light to pass through the image capturing lens set so as to form an image on the image sensor, an angle between the fourth normal line and the document is greater than or equal to 220° and less than or equal to 230°, and an angle between the fifth normal line is greater than or equal to 130° and less than or equal to 140°.

2. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second mirror is parallel to the third mirror.

3. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an angle between the first normal line and the document is 45°, an angle between the second normal line and the document is 175°, and an angle between the third normal line and the document is −5°.

4. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fourth mirror is disposed in a position not near a rear extension direction of the second mirror so that when the light reflected by the document passes through the transparent plate to reach the first mirror and the light is incident on the first mirror by an angle other than 45° with respect to the first normal line, the light reflected by the second mirror and the third mirror does not reach the fourth mirror.

5. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a distance between the fifth mirror and the light source is greater than a distance between the first mirror and the light source, a distance between the second mirror and the light source, a distance between the third mirror and the light source, and a distance between the fourth mirror and the light source respectively.

6. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light source is fixed to an outer surface of the carrier and near the incident hole.

7. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a first size corresponding to a first distance between the second mirror and the third mirror.

8. The scan device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the document comprises a second size corresponding to a second distance between the second mirror and the third mirror, and the second size is greater than the first size.

9. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an angle between the third normal line and the fourth normal line is 135°.

10. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a summation of an incident angel of the light on the fourth mirror and an incident angle of the light on the fifth mirror is greater than or equal to 80° and less than or equal to 100°.

11. The scan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparent plate is a transparent glass plate.

12. A scan device configured to scan a document, comprising:
a main body;
a transparent plate disposed in the main body and configured to bear the document;
a carrier disposed in the main body and comprising an incident hole;
a light source disposed on the carrier;
a reflecting unit disposed in the carrier and comprising:
a first mirror comprising a first normal line and a first reflecting side facing the transparent plate;
a second mirror comprising a second normal line and a second reflecting side facing the first reflecting side; and
a third mirror comprising a third normal line and a third reflecting side facing the second reflecting side to form a reflecting space therebetween;
an image capturing lens set disposed in the carrier; and
an image sensor disposed in the carrier, wherein light from the light source passes through the transparent plate to reach the document, the document reflects the light to reach the first mirror through the reflecting space, the first mirror reflects the light to enter the reflecting space, the light is reflected between the second mirror and the third mirror several times in the reflecting space before the light leaves the reflecting space, and the light leaves the reflecting space and enters the image capturing lens set so as to form an image on the image sensor;
wherein the document comprises a third size corresponding to a third distance between the second mirror and the third mirror;
wherein the document comprises a fourth size corresponding to a fourth distance between the second mirror and the third mirror, and the fourth size is greater than the third size.

13. A scan device configured to scan a document, comprising:
a main body;
a transparent plate disposed in the main body and configured to bear the document;
a carrier disposed in the main body and comprising an incident hole;
a light source disposed on the carrier;
a reflecting unit disposed in the carrier and comprising:
a first mirror comprising a first normal line and a first reflecting side facing the transparent plate;
a second mirror comprising a second normal line and a second reflecting side facing the first reflecting side; and
a third mirror comprising a third normal line and a third reflecting side facing the second reflecting side to form a reflecting space therebetween;
an image capturing lens set disposed in the carrier; and
an image sensor disposed in the carrier, wherein light from the light source passes through the transparent plate to reach the document, the document reflects the light to reach the first mirror through the reflecting space, the first mirror reflects the light to enter the reflecting space, the light is reflected between the second mirror and the third mirror several times in the reflecting space before the light leaves the reflecting space, and the light leaves the reflecting space and enters the image capturing lens set so as to form an image on the image sensor;
wherein an angle between the first normal line and the document is 45°.

14. The scan device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein an angle between the second normal line and the document is 175°, and an angle between the third normal line and the document is −5°.

Assignees

• Sintai Optical Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Asia Optical Co Inc

Inventors

• Yeh Yun-Min
• Lin Hsien-Chi

Classifications

• H04N1/02481

  Arrangements for positioning elements within a head (H04N1/02409 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/02895 Primary

  Additional elements in the illumination means or cooperating with the illumination means, e.g. filters (H04N1/02885 takes precedence; optical elements other than lenses per se G02B5/00) · CPC title