US4066355A
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Solid-state color-copying scanner
Assignee: RUDOLF HELL DR-ING GmbH
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Filing: 1976-04-07
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Granted: 1978-01-03
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Expires: 1996-04-07
Abstract
Abstract An original bearing a multicolor image is displaced in a transverse direction passed a scanning location and a strip extending transverse to this direction on the original is irradiated with a white light for a predetermined time period. During this time period a plurality of different color-component strips are optically derived each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip and each of these color component strips is applied to a respective solid-state transducer. A row of photodiodes in the transducer charges up respective capacitors therein during the scanning time period and the charges in these capacitors are read out seriatim and fed to respective scribers which reproduce the respective color component of the image on the original on the copy sheet. Dichroic mirrors tippable about axes parallel to the irradiated strip on the original are employed to pick off the separate color components.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Helmberger
- 👤 Klaus Stadler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/48; H04N1/486; H04N1/488; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32056; H04N9/00; H04N9/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A copying method comprising the steps of: displacing an original in a direction past a scanning location; irradiating on said original at said location an entire strip extending transverse to said direction continuously for a predetermined time period; optically deriving during said time period a plurality of different color-component strips each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip; reflecting each of said color-component strips with a respective mirror during said time period to a respective transducer and simultaneously converting said color-component strips therewith into respective multiplicities of signals each corresponding to a respective section of the respective color-component strip; pivoting at least some of said mirrors about axes parallel to said original at said irradiated strip for focussing said mirrors on said irradiated strip; storing up during said time period each of said multiplicities of signals; and feeding after said time period each of the stored-up multiplicities of signals to respective scribers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A copying method comprising the steps of: displacing an original in a direction past a scanning location; irradiating on said original at said location an entire strip extending transverse to said direction continuously for a predetermined time period; optically deriving during said time period a plurality of different color-component strips each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip; reflecting each of said color-component strips with a respective mirror during said time period to a respective transducer and simultaneously converting said color-component strips therewith into respective multiplicities of signals each corresponding to a respective section of the respective color-component strip; pivoting at least some of said mirrors about axes parallel to said original at said irradiated strip for focussing said mirrors on said irradiated strip; storing up during said time period each of said multiplicities of signals; and feeding after said time period each of the stored-up multiplicities of signals to respective scribers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said strip on said original is irradiated with substantially white light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said signals of said stored-up multiplicities are fed to said scribers seriatim.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method defined in claim 3 wherein each of said stored-up multiplicities are each fed to said scribers signal-by-signal in accordance with the position of a copy sheet relative to the respective scribers and all the multiplicities corresponding to a single irradiated line are applied to the respective scribes when the same portion of the copy sheet positioned at the respective scriber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
A copying apparatus comprising: means for advancing an original in a predetermined direction past a scanning location; means for irradiating on said original at said location an entire strip extending transverse to said direction continuously for a predetermined time period; optical means including a plurality of dichroic mirrors at least some of which are pivotal about axes parallel to said original at said irradiated strip for deriving during said time period a plurality of different color-component strips each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip; circuit means for applying during said time period each of said color-component strips to a respective transducer and simultaneously converting said color component strips therewith into respective multiplicities of signals each corresponding to a respective section of the respective color-component strip; memory means connected to said circuit means for storing up during said time period each of said multiplicities of signals; a plurality of scribers; and feed means connected between said memory means and said scribers for feeding each of the stored-up multiplicities of signals to respective scribers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A copying apparatus comprising: means for advancing an original in a predetermined direction past a scanning location; means for irradiating on said original at said location an entire strip extending transverse to said direction continuously for a predetermined time period; optical means including a plurality of dichroic mirrors at least some of which are pivotal about axes parallel to said original at said irradiated strip for deriving during said time period a plurality of different color-component strips each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip; circuit means for applying during said time period each of said color-component strips to a respective transducer and simultaneously converting said color component strips therewith into respective multiplicities of signals each corresponding to a respective section of the respective color-component strip; memory means connected to said circuit means for storing up during said time period each of said multiplicities of signals; a plurality of scribers; and feed means connected between said memory means and said scribers for feeding each of the stored-up multiplicities of signals to respective scribers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5, further comprising clock means connected to said optical, circuit, memory, and feed means for operating same in accordance with and for establishing said time period.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein said memory means includes a capacitor for each of said signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein said optical means includes a plurality of dichroic mirrors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein said circuit means includes a multiplicity of photodiodies and said memory means includes a capacitor connectable to each photodiode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein said feed means includes means for varying the phase said signals are applied to said scribers for proper registration of the different color components.
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