Mounting means for light source in facsimile equipment

Abstract

Abstract THIS INVENTION PERTAINS TO AN IMPROVED MOUNTING MEANS FOR AN ILLUMINATING SOURCE IN FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE ILLUMINATING SOURCE IS ACCURATELY POSITIONED IN RELATION TO TWO ADJUSTABLE REFLECTOR MEANS SO THAT EACH REFLECTOR MEANS WILL FOCUS SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL INTENSITY OF ILLUMINATION ON A DOCUMENT, TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL ENEREGIZATION OF AN OPTICAL TRANSDUCER WHICH TRANSLATES THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHT RECEIVED TO AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT. THE IMPROVED MOUNTING MEANS CONSISTS OF A RECESS WHICH RECEIVES A FLANGE FORMING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ILLUMINATING MEANS WITH AN ACCURATE AND CLOSE FITMENT SO THAT THE ORIGINAL ILLUMINATING MEANS AND ANY REPLACEMENT ILLUMINATING MEANS ARE ACCURATELY POSITIONED THREE DIMENSIONALLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE REFLECTOR MEANS AND AN ADDITIONAL LOCATING MEANS IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF A PIN AND DETENT TO DEFINE THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE ILLUMINATING MEANS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, ONCE AN INITIAL ADJUSTMENT IS MADE OF THE REFLECTOR MEANS IN RELATION TO THE ORIGINAL ILLUMINATING MEANS, IN A MANNER EFFECTING SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL INTENSITY OF FOCUSED ILLUMINATIONS ON A DOCUMENT, REPLACEMENT ILLUMINATING MEANS CAN BE EASILY AND ACCURATELY POSITIONED WITHIN THE SAME MOUNTING STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE THE SAME EQUALITY OF INTENSITY OF FOCUSED ILLUMINATION FROM THE RESPECTIVE REFLECTORS AND WITHOUT REQUIRING READJUSTMENT OF THE REFLECTORS. THE MOUNTING MEANS IS INTENDED TO ACCURATELY DISPOSED THE ILLUMINATING MEANS IN REFERENCE TO THE REFLECTORS THREE DIMENSIONALLY AND ANGULARLY.

Inventors

• 👤 Ernest John Okleshen

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