Image processing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- an imaging portion; and
a scanning portion operatively located below the imaging portion.
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Abstract
Apparatus are configured to perform optical scanning functions on scannable objects. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes an imaging portion and a scanning portion, wherein the scanning portion is operatively located below the imaging portion. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes an enclosure, a scan head operatively mounted within the enclosure, and a movable platen that is extensible relative to the enclosure to facilitate placement of scannable objects on the platen. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus can include a sheet feeding mechanism that can be employed to automatically feed image-bearing sheets across the platen for scanning when the platen is retracted in the scan position.
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20 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
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an imaging portion; and
a scanning portion operatively located below the imaging portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
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an enclosure;
a scan head operatively mounted within the enclosure; and
a platen that is extensible relative to the enclosure, wherein the platen is extensible from a scan position to a load position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
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a chassis;
an enclosure supported on the chassis;
a scan head operatively supported on the chassis and within the enclosure; and
a substantially flat and rigid platen that is movably supported on the chassis, wherein the platen is selectively movable between a retracted scan position and an extended load position, and wherein when the platen is in the scan position the platen is located above the scan head and in juxtaposed operative relation thereto and substantially within the enclosure, and wherein when the platen is in the load position the platen is located substantially outside of the enclosure to thereby facilitate placement of a scannable object on the platen. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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