Imaging system

Claim 2

An imaging system having optical apparatus for imaging an object in the image plane of an image receptor means, a predetermined one of the object and image receptor means being in mutually exclusive movement with respect to the other during the imaging cycle of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said object during said imaging cycle, said first lens means having a predetermined first optical coupling relationship with said object during said imaging cycle; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said receptor means during said imaging cycle; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being the aperture stop of said system and being rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with said mutually exclusive movement to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the same position in the image plane of said receptor means irrespective of said mutually exclusive movement of the predetermined one of said object and image receptor means.

Claim 3

An imaging system according to claim 1 further comprising opaque member means having an elongated slit in optical alignement with said optical apparatus, said opaque member means being disposed between said optical apparatus and the predetermined moving one of said object and image receptor means.

Claim 4

An imaging system according to claim 1 wherein said rotatable reflector means further comprises at least one reflector surface having an elliptical configuration.

Claim 5

An imaging system according to claim 1 wherein said receptor means is an image viewing surface.

Claim 6

An imaging system according to claim 1 wherein said receptor means is an image sensing surface.

Claim 7

An imaging system according to claim 1 wherein said receptor means is an image recording surface.

Claim 8

An imaging system according to claim 6 wherein said image recording surface is of the photographic recording type.

Claim 9

An imaging system according to claim 6 wherein said image recording surface is of the xerographic recording type.

Claim 10

An imaging system according to claim 6 wherein said object and said recording surface have respective planar configurations.

Claim 11

An imaging system according to claim 6 wherein said object has a planar configuration and said recording surface has a predetermined curvature.

Claim 12

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging a moving planar object in the image plane of a stationary planar image recording surface during the imaging cycle of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said object during said imaging cycle, said first lens means having a predetermined first optical coupling reLationship with said object during said imaging cycle; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said image recording surface during said imaging cycle; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being the aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said object to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the same position in the image plane of said image recording surface irrespective of the movement of said object.

Claim 13

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging a moving planar object in the image plane of a stationary planar image recording surface during the imaging cycle of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said object during said imaging cycle, said first lens means having a predetermined first optical coupling reLationship with said object during said imaging cycle; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said image recording surface during said imaging cycle; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being the aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said object to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the same position in the image plane of said image recording surface irrespective of the movement of said object.

Claim 14

An image recording system according to claim 11 wherein the rotatable reflector means further comprises at least one reflector surface having an elliptical configuration.

Claim 15

An image recording system according to claim 11 wherein said image recording surface is a photographic emulsion.

Claim 16

An image recording system according to claim 13 further comprising opaque member means having an elongated slit in optical alignment with said optical apparatus, said opaque member means being disposed between said optical apparatus and the moving object.

Claim 17

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging a stationary planar object in the image plane of a moving image recording surface during the imaging cycle of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said object during said imaging cycle, said first lens means having a predetermined first optical coupling relationship with said object during said imaging cycle; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said image recording surface during said imaging cycle; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being one aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said recording surface to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the same position in the image plane of said recording surface irrespective of the movement of said image recording surface.

Claim 18

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging a stationary planar object in the image plane of a moving image recording surface during the imaging cycle of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said object during said imaging cycle, said first lens means having a predetermined first optical coupling relationship with said object during said imaging cycle; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said image recording surface during said imaging cycle; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being one aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said recording surface to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle, and said focusing lens means during said imaging cycle focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the same position in the image plane of said recording surface irrespective of the movement of said image recording surface.

Claim 19

An image recording system according to claim 15 wherein said rotatable reflector means further comprises at least one reflector surface having an elliptical configuration.

Claim 20

An image recording system according to claim 15 wherein said image recording surface is of the photographic recording type and has a planar configuration.

Claim 21

An image recording system according to claim 17 further comprising opaque member means having an elongated slit in optical alignment with said optical apparatus, said opaque member means being disposed between said optical apparatus and the moving image recording surface.

Claim 22

An image recording system according to claim 15 wherein said image recording surface is of the xerographic recording type and has a predetermined curvature.

Claim 23

An image recording system according to claim 19 further comprising opaque member means having an elongated slit in optical alignment with said optical apparatus, said opaque member means being disposed between said optical apparatus and the moving image recording surface.

Claim 24

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging both first and second sides of a moving planar document in mutually exclusive different first and second positions, respectively, of the image plane of a stationary planar image recording surface during sequential first and second imaging cycles, respectively, of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said first side during said first imaging cycle and for collimating the light from said second side during said second imaging cycle, said first and second sides having a predetermined first optical coupling relationship with said first lens means during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said first and second positions of said imaging surface during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being the aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said document to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during each of said imaging cycles, and said focusing lens means during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively, focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the first and second positions, respectively, of the image plane of said image recording surface irrespective of the movement of said document.

Claim 25

An image recording system having optical apparatus for imaging both first and second sides of a moving planar document in mutually exclusive different first and second positions, respectively, of the image plane of a stationary planar image recording surface during sequential first and second imaging cycles, respectively, of said system, said optical apparatus having in cascaded optical alignment the combination comprising: stationary collimating first lens means for collimating the light from said first side during said first imaging cycle and for collimating the light from said second side during said second imaging cycle, said first and second sides having a predetermined first optical coupling relationship with said first lens means during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively; stationary focusing second lens means having a predetermined second optical coupling relationship with said first and second positions of said imaging surface during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively; and rotatable reflector means disposed between said first and second lens means, said reflector means being the aperture stop of said system and rotated about a predetermined fixed axis in a predetermined coordinated relationship with the movement of said document to reflect the collimated light from said collimating lens means incident thereto into said focusing lens means during each of said imaging cycles, and said focusing lens means during said first and second imaging cycles, respectively, focusing said reflected collimated light from said reflector means in focus and in the first and second positions, respectively, of the image plane of said image recording surface irrespective of the movement of said document.

Claim 26

An image recording system according to claim 21 wherein said image recording surface is a photographic emulsion.

Claim 27

An image recording system according to claim 21 further comprising first and second opaque members, each of said members having an elongated slit in optical alignment with said optical apparatus, each of said opaque members being disposed between said optical apparatus and a mutually exclusive one of said sides of said moving document.