Apparatus for obtaining copies expanded or constracted in one direction

Claim 2

A copying appratus for obtaining copied images either expanded or contracted in one direction, including an original moving mechanism for moving an original at a desired velocity along a virtual straight line within a plane including said original, and a cylinder carrying a sensitive film around its peripheral surface and adapted to rotate about an axis, said moving mechanism and said cylinder being operatively connected through a mechanism adapted to allow adjustment of the ratio between the moving velocity of said original to the peripheral velocity of the sensitive film on said cylinder, and further characterized in that slits for allowing projection of the image of the original onto the sensitive film on said cylinder as a small-sized partial reflection are provided in parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylinder and spaced apart at a predetermined distance from the peripheral surface of said cylinder.

Claim 3

a bed for carrying the copying apparatus;

Claim 4

a bed for carrying the copying apparatus;

Claim 5

A copying apparatus for obtaining copied images which are changed in scale in only one dimension comprising: 1. a bed for carrying the copying apparatus; 2. a first movable table attached to said bed and linearly movable with respect thereto, adapted to transport an original document relative to an image plane, in a first linear direction; 3. a second movable table, attached to said first movable table, being suPerposed thereon, carrying said document to be linearly movable with respect thereto in said first linear direction; 4. scanning means for applying the image of an original document to a remotely located sensitive medium in synchronism with the motion of said first table; and 5. adjustable scaling means coupled to said scanning means and said second movable table for imparting linear motion to said second table during movement of said first table, whereby the net motion of the original document relative to said bed, varies the scale of the image at the sensitive medium in one direction.

Claim 6

A copying apparatus for obtaining copied images which are changed in scale in only one dimension comprising: 1. a bed for carrying the copying apparatus; 2. a first movable table attached to said bed and linearly movable with respect thereto, adapted to transport an original document relative to an image plane, in a first linear direction; 3. a second movable table, attached to said first movable table, being suPerposed thereon, carrying said document to be linearly movable with respect thereto in said first linear direction; 4. scanning means for applying the image of an original document to a remotely located sensitive medium in synchronism with the motion of said first table; and 5. adjustable scaling means coupled to said scanning means and said second movable table for imparting linear motion to said second table during movement of said first table, whereby the net motion of the original document relative to said bed, varies the scale of the image at the sensitive medium in one direction.

Claim 7

The copying apparatus of claim 2, above wherein said scanning means include means for transporting the sensitive medium past an imaging area and optical means for transmitting the optical image of the original document to the imaging area.

Claim 8

a second movable table, attached to said first movable table, being suPerposed thereon, carrying said document to be linearly movable with respect thereto in said first linear direction;

Claim 9

a second movable table, attached to said first movable table, being suPerposed thereon, carrying said document to be linearly movable with respect thereto in said first linear direction;

Claim 10

scanning means for applying the image of an original document to a remotely located sensitive medium in synchronism with the motion of said first table; and

Claim 11

scanning means for applying the image of an original document to a remotely located sensitive medium in synchronism with the motion of said first table; and

Claim 12

The copying apparatus of claim 2, above wherein said scaling means include a lever arm pivotally mounted to one end of said first table and including a cursor carrying a post for contacting an end of said second table, said lever being coupled to said scanning means, whereby the position of said cursor relative to said pivotal mounting determines the linear motion applied to said second table.

Claim 13

In a copy apparatus adapted for rendering a selectably-distortable copy image from a prescribed original medium on a prescribed copy medium, with distortion adapted to selectively expand or contract the image to a prescribed selectable degree in one direction, and wherein said apparatus includes a frame, a first carrier table arranged on said frame to be transported rectilinearly along a first direction with respect to said frame to translate said original medium, scan means for manipulating said copy medium and projecting incremental portions of said image from the original thereto in synchronism with the movement of the carrier said copy medium being disposed on a copy substrate positioned remotely from said table; optical means coupling the image from said table to said copy substrate; the combination therewith comprising: a second carrier adapted to carry said original medium and mounted superposed and movably on said first carrier to be carried and translated thereby while also being linearly movable in said direction with respect thereto; and adjustable scaling means coupled between said scan means and said second carrier and adapted to drive said second carrier relative to said first carrier so as to impart a two-component for said original along said first direction; the scan means further being adjustable so as to selectively vary the relative motion of said first and second carriers.

Claim 14

In a copy apparatus adapted for rendering a selectably-distortable copy image from a prescribed original medium on a prescribed copy medium, with distortion adapted to selectively expand or contract the image to a prescribed selectable degree in one direction, and wherein said apparatus includes a frame, a first carrier table arranged on said frame to be transported rectilinearly along a first direction with respect to said frame to translate said original medium, scan means for manipulating said copy medium and projecting incremental portions of said image from the original thereto in synchronism with the movement of the carrier said copy medium being disposed on a copy substrate positioned remotely from said table; optical means coupling the image from said table to said copy substrate; the combination therewith comprising: a second carrier adapted to carry said original medium and mounted superposed and movably on said first carrier to be carried and translated thereby while also being linearly movable in said direction with respect thereto; and adjustable scaling means coupled between said scan means and said second carrier and adapted to drive said second carrier relative to said first carrier so as to impart a two-component for said original along said first direction; the scan means further being adjustable so as to selectively vary the relative motion of said first and second carriers.

Claim 15

adjustable scaling means coupled to said scanning means and said second movable table for imparting linear motion to said second table during movement of said first table, whereby the net motion of the original document relative to said bed, varies the scale of the image at the sensitive medium in one direction.

Claim 16

adjustable scaling means coupled to said scanning means and said second movable table for imparting linear motion to said second table during movement of said first table, whereby the net motion of the original document relative to said bed, varies the scale of the image at the sensitive medium in one direction.

Claim 17

The combination as recited in claim 5 wherein said scaling means comprises a lever arm pivotably mounted on said first carrier and including position-adjustable coupling means carried on said arm and adapted to be selectably translated therealong, said coupling means including a contact member adapted to couple said lever arm to an end of said second carrier whereby to impart motion thereto relative to said first carrier; said lever arm further being coupled to said scan means to be pivoted synchronous with movement thereof whereby adjustment of the position of said contact member along the arm relative to its pivot point can selectively determine the speed of said second carrier relative to said first carrier.

Claim 18

The combination as recited in claim 5 wherein said scan means comprises a cylindrical transport means adapted to carry said copy medium wrapped about at least a portion of its periphery and adapted to rotate the copy medium about a rotational axis relatively transverse said first direction; drive means arranged to translate one of said first carrier and said cylindrical transport means at a prescribed surface speed; and linear aperture means arranged to intersect the optical path between said media and dimensioned so as to control exposure of the copy medium in a prescribed manner when the original image is illuminated and pRojected theretoward; and wherein said cylindrical transport means and first carrier are intercoupled with linkage means to translate one synchronously with movement of the other.

Claim 19

The combination as recited in claim 7 wherein said first carrier comprises a table coupled to the drive means by a lead screw arrangement which is, in turn, coupled to rotate said cylindrical transport means through a ''''pinned-web'''' linkage.

Claim 20

The combination as recited in claim 8 wherein a lever of said scale means is coupled to be synchronously pivoted with rotation of said cylindrical transport means through a ''''pinned-web'''' linkage.

Claim 21

The combination as recited in claim 9 wherein said aperture means comprises a plurality of exposure slits of different widths each fashioned to provide a prescribed exposure, said slits being adapted to allow projection of the image onto said copy media and being spaced a predetermined distance from one another and from the periphery of said cylindrical transport means.

Claim 22

The combination as recited in claim 5 wherein said scaling means comprises a coupling lever pivotably mounted on said first carrier and including a contact means carried thereon and adapted to couple said lever to said second carrier, said contact means being position-adjustable along said lever so as to provide adjustable scaling and control of relative carrier speeds according to the arm-length at which it is set.