Method and apparatus for maintaining contact between the recording media and media support surface of a scanning system
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1. In an optical scanner including an internal drum and an optical arrangement for directing a scanning laser beam toward a quantity of recording media disposed on said internal drum, a method for maintaining contact between said internal drum and said recording media, comprising the steps of:
- positioning said recording media on said internal drum; and
,applying a mechanical pressure load against said recording media immediately adjacent said scanning laser beam, said pressure load forcing said recording media against said internal drum.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for maintaining contact between the recording media and the media support surface of a scanning system. A pressure load is applied on the recording media in the immediate vicinity of a scanning laser beam, thereby ensuring surface to surface contact between the recording media and the media support surface while scanning.
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1. In an optical scanner including an internal drum and an optical arrangement for directing a scanning laser beam toward a quantity of recording media disposed on said internal drum, a method for maintaining contact between said internal drum and said recording media, comprising the steps of:
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positioning said recording media on said internal drum; and
,applying a mechanical pressure load against said recording media immediately adjacent said scanning laser beam, said pressure load forcing said recording media against said internal drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16)
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7. An optical scanner including:
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a support surface for supporting an element to be scanned; an optical arrangement for directing a scanning laser beam toward the element supported on said support surface; and means for applying a mechanical pressure load against said element immediately adjacent said scanning laser beam, said pressure load forcing said element to be scanned against said support surface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In an optical scanner including a media support surface, a supply of recording media positioned on said media support surface and an optical arrangement for directing a scanning laser beam toward said recording media, a method for maintaining contact between said media support surface and said recording media during a scanning operation, comprising the steps of:
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positioning said recording media on said media support surface; and
,applying a mechanical pressure load against said recording media immediately adjacent said scanning laser beam, said pressure load forcing said recording media against said media support surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17)
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