Engine Mechanism; Carriage Unit - Epson Perfection 1200U Service Manual

EPSON Perfection 1200

2.1 Engine Mechanism

This section explains the engine function and operating principles. Engine can
be divided into Carriage Unit and Carriage Move Mechanism.

2.1.1 Carriage Unit

Carriage unit is mainly composed of CCD sensor board, Inverter board, Lamp
(light source), Mirror and Lens mechanism.
Rear
Front
Inverter Board
Figure 2-1. Carriage Unit Component
Operating Principles
Lamp
CCD Sensor
Board
CCD Sensor

CCD Sensor Board:

Inverter Board:

Lamp:

Mirror and Lens Mechanism:The light emitted to the document
Front
Scanned image
Mirror2
Mirror4
Figure 2-2. Mirror, Lens Mechanism
Engine Mechanism
This board has Color CCD line sensor
(independent R,G,B), and controls it and drives
circuit.
This board generates voltage to drive the lamp
by pressuring up to the +24VDC and converting it
from direct current to alternating current.
White cold fluorescent Lamp is used as light
source. When the light quantity is not stable,
the scanner blinks the Operate light until the
light becomes stable and goes to stand-by mode.
reaches the CCD sensor after being
reflected on some mirrors one after
another. Not by changing the light
source to create R/G/B light component
which can be found in the previous
models, Color CCD itself creates each
R/G/B light component.
Rear
CCD Sensor
Board
Document
Mirror3
Lamp
CCD Sensor
Mirror1
Lens
Revision B
B(main)
B(sub)
G(main)
G(sub)
R(main)
R(sub)
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