Document imaging system with document entry guide surface

Abstract

A document imaging system includes a document transport system that transports an original document through an imaging zone in optical communication with an image recording device. A document guide directs the original document, including a leading edge at a first angle, toward the imaging zone, while a document biasing device urges a trailing edge of the original document at a second angle toward the imaging zone.

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technical field [0001] The subject matter of the present disclosure relates generally to the art of document imaging systems, and, more particularly, to document imaging systems capable of reducing variation in said recorded images of original documents, such as may be used in conjunction with electronic document storage systems or with Printing system-related uses, for example, also relate to methods of imaging original documents using the document imaging system. Background technique [0002] During document imaging, as the original document is transported from the first location to the second location, the trailing edge of the original document will be on the guide surface before the point at which the trailing edge reaches the distal end of the document guide Or be supported along the guide plate surface. As the original document is conveyed further downstream, the trailing edge becomes unsupported and droops or moves toward the imaging platen. This condition is someti...

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This condition is sometimes referred to in the art as "edge flick" and is due to the Sudden movement may cause lateral image shift

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