Slide securing device for flatbed scanning sysem

Abstract

A slide securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a frame and a securing cell. The securing cell comprises an aperture, a first securing clip, a second securing clip, a first securing groove, a second securing groove, a picking portion, a first support member and a second support member. The slide securing device utilizes proper clips for holding slides. Thus, the scanner can directly scan the secured slides by predetermined parameters and reset mode, in order to save scanning time. Further, the securing grooves maintains slides at a fixed height to improve the scanning quality.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to an apparatus for mounting slides. Specifically, the present invention is a slide securing device using in a flatbed scanner.[0003]2. Background Description[0004]Nowadays flatbed scanners are fully developed computer accessories available on the consumer market. The flatbed scanner can scan colorful documentation and black-white documentation into computer files in order to preserve ordinary images or pictures. The flatbed scanner can also scan particular transparent documents, such as slides or films, by changing the light path from other direction. The transparent scanning operation can be well done in the same manner as ordinary scanning operation.[0005]In the operation for scanning general colorful or black-white documents, the sizes of the documents usually are regular sizes, such as A4, A3, Letter or B5. The flatbed scanner is therefore comprising a document glass for posi...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an apparatus for securing slides on a scanning system to improve the quality of scanned images. The apparatus includes plural clips to mount slides and a scanner that can directly scan the slides by a predetermined scanning mode to save scanning time. The slides are secured at a fixed height and can be scanned with a fixed focus, resulting in improved scanning quality."

Problems solved by technology

Problems are occurring by this kind of operation.

Nonetheless, the auxiliary process of preselecting slides from the driver program consumes the operation time and causes user's inconvenience.

However, it still takes lots time to locate and scan the slides.

Because the sizes of slides are regulated, it is still not efficient if a process of preselecting slides' location is needed.

However, there is not featured any fixation mechanism in the mentioned locating device.

Therefore, the locating device cannot provide precise positions of slides during scanning.

The variant thickness of the slide frames will cause diffusion of the scanned image because the scanner cannot precisely focus on slides which have different thickness.

This operation is too complicated and inconvenient to the user.

It causes differences between the actual slide position and predetermined position in the driver program.

Further, the focus of the scanner cannot be precisely achieved since the slides are not fully secured in a predetermined position and at a fixed height.

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