Document Scanner Mechanism

A document scanner mechanism, developed for use in a conventional copier having mirrors which scan a document and reflect the image onto a rotating photoconductor drum, is described in this paper. The engineering design and operation of the mechanism are presented, and the development of an analytical model for simulating its operational characteristics is described, together with the results and conclusions of the simulation. A novel means of generating the scan motion and the important design considerations leading to the development of the scanner mechanism are also presented.