Business machine

• US 20050196208A1
• Filed: 01/19/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Tsung-Te
• Application Number:
  US11/038,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20050196208A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/362
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/605 Holders for originals or exposure platens for photographic purposes in general G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2221/169 Structural door designs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00554 Latches or hinges therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/1017 the main-scanning components remaining positionally invariant with respect to one another in the sub-scanning direction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0422 Media holders, covers, supports, backgrounds; Arrangements to facilitate placing of the medium H04N2201/0406 - H04N2201/0412, H04N2201/0434 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0434 specially adapted for scanning pages of a book

Abstract

A business machine. A cover has a guide rail, as does a main body. A first link is pivotably connected to the cover and movably disposed in the body guide rail. A second link is pivotably connected to the main body and movably disposed in the cover guide rail. When the cover moves substantially perpendicular to the main body, the first link slides in the body guide rail and the second link slides in the cover guide rail.

Claims

1. A business machine, comprising:

a cover, comprising a first guide rail;

a main body, comprising a second guide rail;

a first link pivotably connected to the cover and movably disposed in the second guide rail; and

a second link pivotably connected to the main body and movably disposed in the first guide rail, wherein the first link slides in the second guide rail and the second link slides in the first guide rail when the cover moves substantially perpendicular to the main body.

2. The business machine as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a first slider and a second slider, wherein the first slider pivotably connects the first link and is movably disposed in the second guide rail, and the second slider pivotably connects the second link and is movably disposed in the first guide rail.

3. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first guide rail is substantially parallel to the second guide rail.

4. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover is substantially parallel to the main body.

5. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first link is pivotably connected to the second link.

6. The business machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first link and the second link pivot at the midpoints thereof.

7. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length of the first link is equal to that of the second link.

8. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length of the first link is different from that of the second link.

9. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the business machine is a scanner.

10. The business machine as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a third link and a fourth link, the cover further comprising a third guide rail, the main body further having a fourth guide rail, wherein the third link pivotably connects to the cover and slides along the fourth guide rail, and the fourth link pivotably connects the main body and slides along the third guide rail when the cover moves substantially perpendicular to the main body.

11. The business machine as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a third slider and a fourth slider, wherein the third slider pivotably connects the third link and is movably disposed in the fourth guide rail, and the fourth slider pivotably connects the fourth link and is movably disposed in the third guide rail.

12. The business machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the third guide rail is substantially parallel to the fourth guide rail.

13. The business machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the third link pivotably connects the fourth link.

14. The business machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein the third link and the fourth link pivot at the midpoints thereof.

15. The business machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the length of the third link is equal to that of the fourth link.

16. The business machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the length of the third link is different from that of the fourth link.

17. The business machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first link is retractable.

18. The business machine as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first link comprises a first slot and a first movable portion sliding therein to vary the length of the first link.

19. The business machine as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second link is retractable.

20. The business machine as claimed in claim 19, wherein the second link comprises a second slot and a second movable portion sliding therein to vary the length of the second link.