US3209149A
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Infrared thermographic apparatus wherein the scanning system comprises two mirrors rotatable about orthogonal axes
Assignee: Barnes Engineering Co
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Filing: 1963-05-09
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-05-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Tucker William Randolph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/01; A61B5/015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A THERMOGRAPH SYSTEM COMPRISING A THERMOGRAPH HEAD HAVING AN INFRARED DETECTOR, MEANS FOR SCANNING THE IMAGE OF THE INFRARED DETECTOR IN A STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL LINES, A LIGHT SOURCE ACTUATED IN PORPORTION TO DETECTOR OUTPUT AND A FILM HOLDER POSITIONED TO RECEIVE LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE AND SCANNED HORIZONTALLY IN SYNCHRONISM; WITH THE INFRARED DETECTOR SCANNING COMPRISING, (A) A FLAT FOLDING MIRROR AT A POSITION TO FOLD THE LIGHT PATH TO THE INFRARED DECTOR FROM A HORIZONTAL OBJECT PLANE, MEANS FOR MOVING THE FOLDING MIRROR ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS AXIS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE THERMOGRAPH SCANNING AXIS, AT LEAST INTERMITTENTLY, TO EFFECT VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF SUCCESSIVE LINES ON THE OBJECT PLANE ON THE AXIS OF THE HORIZONTAL SCANNING MEANS, (B) THE FOLDING MIRROR AND THE MEANS FOR SCANNING THE INFRARED DETECTOR IN A HORIZONTAL LINE BEING ORIENTED SO THAT THE HORIZONTAL LINE EXTENDS ACROSS THE FOLDING MIRROR SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FOLDING MIRROR''S HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND (C) MEANS FOR PRODUCING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE HOLDING MEANS AND THE HORIZONTAL SCANNING MEANS TO CAUSE SUCCESSIVE HORIZONTAL LINES OF LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE TO BE SCANNED THEREON, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE MOVING MEANS AND THE MEANS FOR MOVING THE FOLDING MIRROR BEING SYNCHRONIZED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A THERMOGRAPH SYSTEM COMPRISING A THERMOGRAPH HEAD HAVING AN INFRARED DETECTOR, MEANS FOR SCANNING THE IMAGE OF THE INFRARED DETECTOR IN A STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL LINES, A LIGHT SOURCE ACTUATED IN PORPORTION TO DETECTOR OUTPUT AND A FILM HOLDER POSITIONED TO RECEIVE LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE AND SCANNED HORIZONTALLY IN SYNCHRONISM; WITH THE INFRARED DETECTOR SCANNING COMPRISING, (A) A FLAT FOLDING MIRROR AT A POSITION TO FOLD THE LIGHT PATH TO THE INFRARED DECTOR FROM A HORIZONTAL OBJECT PLANE, MEANS FOR MOVING THE FOLDING MIRROR ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS AXIS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE THERMOGRAPH SCANNING AXIS, AT LEAST INTERMITTENTLY, TO EFFECT VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF SUCCESSIVE LINES ON THE OBJECT PLANE ON THE AXIS OF THE HORIZONTAL SCANNING MEANS, (B) THE FOLDING MIRROR AND THE MEANS FOR SCANNING THE INFRARED DETECTOR IN A HORIZONTAL LINE BEING ORIENTED SO THAT THE HORIZONTAL LINE EXTENDS ACROSS THE FOLDING MIRROR SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FOLDING MIRROR''S HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND (C) MEANS FOR PRODUCING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE HOLDING MEANS AND THE HORIZONTAL SCANNING MEANS TO CAUSE SUCCESSIVE HORIZONTAL LINES OF LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE TO BE SCANNED THEREON, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE MOVING MEANS AND THE MEANS FOR MOVING THE FOLDING MIRROR BEING SYNCHRONIZED.
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