US4334767A
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Flash exposure system
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1979-06-29
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Granted: 1982-06-15
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Expires: 1999-06-29
Abstract
Abstract An automatic exposure control system for a document copying machine is provided which includes a flash illumination system, a light intensity sensor positioned to directly view the document to be copied, and an illumination control means operatively associated with the sensor to control the mount of energy supplied to the illumination system in response to the energy of the sensed reflected light from the document.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F. Lehman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:56
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/043; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/72; G03G15/22; G03G15/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An automatic exposure control system for a document copying machine comprising: a housing having a top surface defining an object plane and containing a platen for supporting a document to be copied, a bottom surface having a first aperture accommodating a lens for focusing an image of a document on a photoconductor image plane, the interior surface of said housing being diffusely reflective to light incident thereon; a flash illumination source located within said housing; means to pulse said illumination source to produce light flashes which undergo multiple reflections within said housing surfaces to provide a uniformly diffuse irradiation at the platen and light intensity sensing means positioned below a second aperture in said bottom surface, so as to image only a portion of the document through said aperture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An automatic exposure control system for a document copying machine comprising: a housing having a top surface defining an object plane and containing a platen for supporting a document to be copied, a bottom surface having a first aperture accommodating a lens for focusing an image of a document on a photoconductor image plane, the interior surface of said housing being diffusely reflective to light incident thereon; a flash illumination source located within said housing; means to pulse said illumination source to produce light flashes which undergo multiple reflections within said housing surfaces to provide a uniformly diffuse irradiation at the platen and light intensity sensing means positioned below a second aperture in said bottom surface, so as to image only a portion of the document through said aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
137 words
An automatic exposure control system for a document copying machine comprising: a housing having a top surface defining an object plane and containing a platen for supporting a document to be copied, a bottom surface having a first aperture accommodating a lens for focusing an image of a document onto a photoconductive image plane, the interior surface of said housing being diffusely reflective to light incident thereon; a flash illumination source located within said housing; means to pulse said illumination source to produce light flashes which undergo multiple reflections within said housing surface to provide a uniformly diffuse irradiation at the platen, and light intensity sensing means positioned beneath a lens which is accommodated in a second aperture in said bottom surface, said lens focusing an image of a portion of the document onto said sensing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
An automatic exposure control system for a document copying machine comprising: a housing having a top surface defining an object plane and containing a platen for supporting a document to be copied, a bottom surface having a first aperture accommodating a lens for focusing an image of a document onto a photoconductive image plane, the interior surface of said housing being diffusely reflective to light incident thereon; a flash illumination source located within said housing; means to pulse said illumination source to produce light flashes which undergo multiple reflections within said housing surface to provide a uniformly diffuse irradiation at the platen, and light intensity sensing means positioned beneath a lens which is accommodated in a second aperture in said bottom surface, said lens focusing an image of a portion of the document onto said sensing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The exposure control system of claims 1 or 2 further including a light filter placed between said sensing means and said aperture, said light filter being selected to match the spectral response of the photodetector to that of the photoconductive imaging plane.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-06-14 | 1985-12-14 | 1986-06-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-06-14 | 1989-12-14 | 1990-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-06-14 | 1993-12-14 | 1994-06-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |