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Ditube type color television camera and its application to an apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1973-08-29
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Granted: 1976-01-20
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Expires: 1993-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A ditube type color television camera comprises a striped filter arranged near an object to be reproduced and including a striped filter element for screening blue or red color light only and a striped filter element for passing all visible lights, both the striped filter elements being arranged alternately side by side and assembled into one integral body such that the horizontal scanning direction of a chrominance signal detecting camera tube is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of both the respective striped filter elements, and a dichroic mirror arranged between a brightness signal detecting camera tube and the chrominance signal detecting tube and adapted to separate the incident light into a green color light and red and blue color lights. The green light is accepted by the brightness signal detecting camera tube and the red and blue color lights are accepted by the chrominance signal detecting camera tube to obtain a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, respectively. An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal is provided in which the illuminating light emitted from an illuminating light source is incident on a color film continuously running along a circular track and which comprises an oscillating reflecting mirror, a stationary reflecting mirror arranged near but outside that scanning region of the running film which corresponds to the two frames of the running film, the above mentioned striped filter arranged just behind the color film and the above mentioned dichroic mirror adapted to accept the light reflected by the oscillatory reflecting mirror.
Inventors
- 👤 Syunpei Tanaka
- 👤 Kozo Nakamizo
- 👤 Akira Tamagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 05:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A ditube type color television camera in which the light emitted from an object to be reproduced is separated into a light for a brightness signal and a light for a chrominance signal and which comprises a first camera tube adapted to accept the light for said brightness signal and a second camera tube adapted to accept the light for said chrominance signal, whereby said brightness signal and chrominance signal are obtained from said first and second camera tubes, respectively, said camera comprising a striped filter arranged near said object to be reproduced and including a striped filter element for screening blue or red color light only and a striped filter element for passing all visible lights, both said striped filter elements being arranged alternately side by side and assembled into one integral body such that the horizontal scanning direction of said second camera tube is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of both the respective striped filter elements, and a dichroic mirror arranged between said first camera tube and second camera tube and adapted to separate the incident light into a green color light and red and blue color lights, whereby said green light is accepted by said first camera tube and said red and blue color lights are accepted by said second camera tube to obtain a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A ditube type color television camera in which the light emitted from an object to be reproduced is separated into a light for a brightness signal and a light for a chrominance signal and which comprises a first camera tube adapted to accept the light for said brightness signal and a second camera tube adapted to accept the light for said chrominance signal, whereby said brightness signal and chrominance signal are obtained from said first and second camera tubes, respectively, said camera comprising a striped filter arranged near said object to be reproduced and including a striped filter element for screening blue or red color light only and a striped filter element for passing all visible lights, both said striped filter elements being arranged alternately side by side and assembled into one integral body such that the horizontal scanning direction of said second camera tube is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of both the respective striped filter elements, and a dichroic mirror arranged between said first camera tube and second camera tube and adapted to separate the incident light into a green color light and red and blue color lights, whereby said green light is accepted by said first camera tube and said red and blue color lights are accepted by said second camera tube to obtain a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, respectively.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
263 words
An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal in which the illuminating light emitted from an illuminating light source is incident on a color film continuously running along a circular track and which comprises an oscillatory reflecting mirror arranged at the rear side of the color film surface and adapted to oscillate at a speed which is 1/2 times slower than the angular velocity of the running color film, and first and second camera tubes adapted to accept the light reflected by said oscillatory reflecting mirror, respectively, whereby the image of each frame of said running color film is converted into a color video signal, said apparatus comprising a striped filter arranged just behind said color film and including a striped filter element for screening the blue or red color light only and a striped filter element for passing all visible lights, both said striped filter elements being arranged alternately side by side and assembled into one integral body and in parallel with the running direction of said color film which is perpendicular to the scanning direction of said second camera tube and a dichroic mirror arranged in front of said first and second camera tubes and adapted to accept the light reflected by said oscillatory reflecting mirror and separate the incident light into a green color light component and red and blue color light components, whereby said green light component and red and blue color light components are accepted by said first and second camera tubes, respectively, to obtain a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, respectively.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
263 words
An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal in which the illuminating light emitted from an illuminating light source is incident on a color film continuously running along a circular track and which comprises an oscillatory reflecting mirror arranged at the rear side of the color film surface and adapted to oscillate at a speed which is 1/2 times slower than the angular velocity of the running color film, and first and second camera tubes adapted to accept the light reflected by said oscillatory reflecting mirror, respectively, whereby the image of each frame of said running color film is converted into a color video signal, said apparatus comprising a striped filter arranged just behind said color film and including a striped filter element for screening the blue or red color light only and a striped filter element for passing all visible lights, both said striped filter elements being arranged alternately side by side and assembled into one integral body and in parallel with the running direction of said color film which is perpendicular to the scanning direction of said second camera tube and a dichroic mirror arranged in front of said first and second camera tubes and adapted to accept the light reflected by said oscillatory reflecting mirror and separate the incident light into a green color light component and red and blue color light components, whereby said green light component and red and blue color light components are accepted by said first and second camera tubes, respectively, to obtain a brightness signal and a chrominance signal, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal as claimed in claim 2, comprising a stationary reflecting mirror arranged near but outside that scanning region of said running film which corresponds to the two frames of said running film and being adapted to reflect the light reflected by said oscillatory reflecting mirror towards said first and second camera tubes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal as claimed in claim 2, wherein the surface of said striped filter is made spherical or toric in shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus for converting a color film picture image into a video signal as claimed in claim 2, wherein said striped filter composed of a striped diazo film cemented on an arcuate transparent substrate.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-19 | 1979-07-21 | 1980-01-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-19 | 1983-07-21 | 1984-01-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-19 | 1987-07-21 | 1988-01-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |