US4555181A
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Apparatus for automatically detecting and evaluating the characteristics of prints
Assignee: De Nederlandsche Bank
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Filing: 1981-10-23
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Granted: 1985-11-26
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Expires: 2001-10-23
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for automatically detecting and evaluating print characteristics comprising an optical detection and comparison means. In particular comparison is made using reflector means which is at the same time a background area for a print in its test position.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan W. Klumper
- 👤 Huibert Visser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:34
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/88; G01N21/89; G01N21/8901; G01N21/8806; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/06; G07D7/12; G07D7/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for automatically detecting and evaluating one or more characteristics of prints by comparing optically obtained data of a print to be tested with a standard print, comprising a light source in a first focussing optical system, a reflector means located in a region behind and spaced apart from the print to be tested and forming a background for a test field of the print to be tested and a light sensitive detection means in a second focussing optical system, said first focussing optical system and said second focussing optical system being directed to said test field and having their optical axes set at equal, but opposite angles with respect to a normal to the test field said reflection means being for reflecting light from said first optical system passing through said print, into said second optical system, an area of said test field illuminated by said first focussing optical system being located in a focal plane of said reflection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for automatically detecting and evaluating one or more characteristics of prints by comparing optically obtained data of a print to be tested with a standard print, comprising a light source in a first focussing optical system, a reflector means located in a region behind and spaced apart from the print to be tested and forming a background for a test field of the print to be tested and a light sensitive detection means in a second focussing optical system, said first focussing optical system and said second focussing optical system being directed to said test field and having their optical axes set at equal, but opposite angles with respect to a normal to the test field said reflection means being for reflecting light from said first optical system passing through said print, into said second optical system, an area of said test field illuminated by said first focussing optical system being located in a focal plane of said reflection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a means for removably positioning a reference area for calibrating purposes in the image plane of said first optical system and in the object plane of said second optical system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, in which the two optical systems are folded, the second optical system having an even number of folds and the first optical system having an odd number of folds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the first optical system focuses the light from the light source along a line of said test field and the relector means is configured to reflect light passing through said print back to said test field so that it falls on said line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claims 1 or 4 in which said reflection means comprises a plano convex cylindrical lens and an elongate rectangular prism arranged on a plane surface of the lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 5 in which a convex surface of the plano convex lens receives light originating in the first optical system and the plane surface is perpendicular to said normal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 6 in which the first focussing optical system, the second focussing optical system and the reflection means all have a common focus in the test field.
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