Geometric LED layout for line exposure

Claim 2

A line exposure array comprising: an elongated substrate; having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in spaced apart relation along the longitudinal axis of said substrate, each of said light emitting elements being defined by two substantially parallel spaced apart edge lines extending generally in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of said substrate and interconnected at respective ends thereof by skewed edge lines extending in directions generally oblique to the longitudinal axis of said substrate.

Claim 3

The line exposure array of claim 1 wherein said light emitting elements comprise light emitting diodes.

Claim 4

The line exposure array of claim 2 wherein at least portions of said skewed edge lines of adjacent light emitting diodes are arranged in substantially parallel spaced apart relation with respect to each other.

Claim 5

The line exposure array of claim 3 wherein said edge lines for each of said light emitting diodes are structured to define a trapezoid.

Claim 6

The line exposure array of claim 4 wherein each light emitting diode is offset with respect to its immediately adjacent diodes by a select distance in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal center axis of said substrate.

Claim 7

In an electronic image recording apparatus responsive to an electrical signal input representative of a select image for recording that image by exposing a photosensitive material, said image recording apparatus comprising: a line exposure array having a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in spaced apart relation along the longitudinal axis of said exposure array, each of said light emitting elements being defined by two substantially parallel spaced apart edge lines extending generally in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of said line exposure array and interconnected at respective ends thereof by skewed edge lines extending in directions generally oblique to the longitudinal axis of said line exposure array; and means for holding said line exposure array in light exposing relationship across the photosensitive material and for effecting a relative displacement between said line exposure array and the photosensitive material in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said exposure array to expose the entire surface of the photosensitive material.

Claim 8

In an electronic image recording apparatus responsive to an electrical signal input representative of a select image for recording that image by exposing a photosensitive material, said image recording apparatus comprising: a line exposure array having a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in spaced apart relation along the longitudinal axis of said exposure array, each of said light emitting elements being defined by two substantially parallel spaced apart edge lines extending generally in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of said line exposure array and interconnected at respective ends thereof by skewed edge lines extending in directions generally oblique to the longitudinal axis of said line exposure array; and means for holding said line exposure array in light exposing relationship across the photosensitive material and for effecting a relative displacement between said line exposure array and the photosensitive material in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said exposure array to expose the entire surface of the photosensitive material.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said light emitting elements comprise light emitting diodes.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein at least portions of said skewed edge lines of adjacent light emitting diodes are arranged in substantially parallel spaced apart relation with respect to each other.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said edge lines for each of said light emitting diodes are structured to define a trapezoid.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each light emitting diode is offset with respect to its immediately adjacent diodes by a select distance in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal center axis of said substrate.