Photocomposing machine with flexible fiber optics scanning member

Claim 2

A photocomposing machine comprising a character storage and display member movable to present sequentially an optical record of selected alphanumeric characters at a display position, optical projection means to project sequentially each of a succession of character images from said display position to a fixed optical transmission station, at predetermined times capable of being compared with times measuring the selection of the characters being displayed, a flexible fiber optics bundle having an input terminal mounted at said fixed optical transmission station and an output terminal mounted on a carriage movable along a line, means to move said carriage along said line, recording means comprising means to mount a photosensitive recording member adjacent to the carriage and to move the photosensitive member at an angle To the line of motion of the carriage, and timed means to illuminate said selected alphanumeric characters at said display position, said timed means simultaneously selecting predetermined characters in sequence and selecting predetermine positions of said carriage along said line, whereby an optical image of each selected character is projected at a predetermined location on the recording means.

Claim 3

The photocomposing machine of claim 1, wherein the means to illuminate the selected alphanumeric character comprises a short duration flash lamp, sensing means to sense the presence of a desired selected character in a predetermined location adjacent said lamp, and means responsive to said sensing means to trigger said lamp for a short duration flash.

Claim 4

A photocomposing machine comprising a character storage and display member movable to present sequentially an optical record of selected alphanumeric characters at a display position, optical projection means to project sequentially each of a succession of character images from said display position to a fixed optical transmission station at predetermined times capable of being compared with times measuring the selection of the characters being displayed, said projection means comprising a lens turret including a plurality of different lenses of different focal lengths selectively movable into operative position, a flexible fiber optics bundle having an input terminal mounted at said fixed optical transmission station and an output terminal mounted on a carriage movable along a line, means to move said carriage along said line, recording means comprising means to mount a photosensitive recording member adjacent to the carriage and to move the photosensitive member at an angle to the line of motion of the carriage, and timed means to illuminate said selected alphanumeric character at said display position, said timed means simultaneously selecting predetermined characters in sequence and selecting predetermined positions of said carriage along said line, whereby an optical image of each selected character is projected at a predetermined location on the recording means.

Claim 5

A photocomposing machine comprising a character storage and display member movable to present sequentially an optical record of selected alphanumeric characters at a display position, optical projection means to project sequentially each of a succession of character images from said display position to a fixed optical transmission station at predetermined times capable of being compared with times measuring the selection of the characters being displayed, said projection means comprising a lens turret including a plurality of different lenses of different focal lengths selectively movable into operative position, a flexible fiber optics bundle having an input terminal mounted at said fixed optical transmission station and an output terminal mounted on a carriage movable along a line, means to move said carriage along said line, recording means comprising means to mount a photosensitive recording member adjacent to the carriage and to move the photosensitive member at an angle to the line of motion of the carriage, and timed means to illuminate said selected alphanumeric character at said display position, said timed means simultaneously selecting predetermined characters in sequence and selecting predetermined positions of said carriage along said line, whereby an optical image of each selected character is projected at a predetermined location on the recording means.

Claim 6

The photocomposing machine of claim 3, wherein said lenses are mounted on a lens turret, and including externally operable means to rotate said turret to select a lens positionable in an operating position to project a selected character from said display position to said input terminal.

Claim 7

Optical scanning means for a phototypesetter comprising a rotatable type font record having a visible record of alphanumeric characters adapted to be recorded to form a printing master, means to rotate said type font record to bring the characters sequentially and repetitively in timed sequence to an imaging position, a flexible fiber optics bundle having an input terminal and an output terminal, mounted with its input terminal at a fixed position adjacent to said imaging position, optical means to project an image from said imaging position onto said input terminal, a line recording position, means to move a photorecording member at said line recording position and at an angle thereto, means to mount the output terminal of the fiber optics bundle adjacent to the line recording position and to scan said terminal along said line recording position, flash illuminating means mounted to illuminate a selected character of said type font at said imaging position for projection onto the input terminal, and means to flash selected characters of said font in predetermined time relationship with respect both to the position of the output terminal along said line recording position and to the position of a selected character at the imaging position, whereby a preselected character image is flashed onto the input terminal simultaneously with the positioning of the output terminal at a preselected position along the line recording position.

Claim 8

Optical scanning means for a phototypesetter comprising a rotatable type font record having a visible record of alphanumeric characters adapted to be recorded to form a printing master, means to rotate said type font record to bring the characters sequentially and repetitively in timed sequence to an imaging position, a flexible fiber optics bundle having an input terminal and an output terminal, mounted with its input terminal at a fixed position adjacent to said imaging position, optical means to project an image from said imaging position onto said input terminal, a line recording position, means to move a photorecording member at said line recording position and at an angle thereto, means to mount the output terminal of the fiber optics bundle adjacent to the line recording position and to scan said terminal along said line recording position, flash illuminating means mounted to illuminate a selected character of said type font at said imaging position for projection onto the input terminal, and means to flash selected characters of said font in predetermined time relationship with respect both to the position of the output terminal along said line recording position and to the position of a selected character at the imaging position, whereby a preselected character image is flashed onto the input terminal simultaneously with the positioning of the output terminal at a preselected position along the line recording position.

Claim 9

Optical scanning means according to claim 5 wherein the output terminal is movable stepwise along the line recording position.