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Scanning system with tunable resonant actuator
Assignee: General Scanning Inc
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Filing: 1986-11-18
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Granted: 1989-01-10
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Expires: 2006-11-18
Abstract
Abstract A surface-scanning system of the kind that defines an optical path and has a scanning assembly comprised of X and Y angularly oscillating scanners for deflecting a portion of the path, and first and second optical elements aligned with stationary portions of the optical path and driven in rectilinear oscillating motion along the path to provide focus correction respectively for the X and Y scanners. The X direction scanner is of the resonant type and has a mechanism for dynamically tuning its resonant frequency, the first optical element is mounted to oscillate in rectilinear resonant motion, and the tuning mechanism of the X direction scanner is arranged to receive a signal representing the oscillations of the first optical element and to tune the resonant frequency of the X direction scanner to synchronize its resonant motion with that of the first optical element.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean R. Paulsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/053; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/1228; H04N1/113; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/024; H04N2201/02406; H04N2201/02439; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/04734; H04N2201/04748; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04755; H04N2201/04794
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
In a surface-scanning system defining an optical path and having a scanning assembly comprised of X and Y angularly oscillating scanners for deflecting a portion of said path, and first and second optical elements aligned with stationary portions of said optical path and driven in rectilinear oscillating motions along said path to provide focus correction respectively for said X and Y scanners, the improvement wherein said X direction scanner is of the resonant type and provided with means for dynamically tuning its resonant frequency, said first optical element is mounted to oscillate in rectilinear resonant motion, and said tuning means of said X direction scanner is arranged to receive a signal representing the oscillations of said first optical element and to tune the resonant frequency of said X direction scanner to synchronize its resonant motion with that of said first optical element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
In a surface-scanning system defining an optical path and having a scanning assembly comprised of X and Y angularly oscillating scanners for deflecting a portion of said path, and first and second optical elements aligned with stationary portions of said optical path and driven in rectilinear oscillating motions along said path to provide focus correction respectively for said X and Y scanners, the improvement wherein said X direction scanner is of the resonant type and provided with means for dynamically tuning its resonant frequency, said first optical element is mounted to oscillate in rectilinear resonant motion, and said tuning means of said X direction scanner is arranged to receive a signal representing the oscillations of said first optical element and to tune the resonant frequency of said X direction scanner to synchronize its resonant motion with that of said first optical element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
The scanning system of claim 1 having multiple selectable positions along said optical path for said surface being scanned relative to said scanning assembly, and optical element positioning means adapted to position the center location of said second optical element, through which said second optical element moves during scanning, at any one of a plurality of predetermined locations along said optical path generally to focus the scanning system in accordance with a corresponding one of said selectable positions of said surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The scanning system of claim 2 further comprising means for defining an array of pixels on said surface being scanned, the number of pixels in said array being the same for all of said selectable positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein said first optical element is arranged to achieve said focus correction with respect to motion of said X scanner, and is driven resonantly at a fixed frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein said second optical element is arranged to achieve said focus correction with respect to motion of said Y scanner, and is driven non-resonantly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein said surface comprises a light sensitive film, said optical path carries a beam of light from a source to said surface, and said source is modulated on the basis of digital data corresponding to an image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 6 wherein said digital data comprises data acquired in a medical procedure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The scanning system of claim 6 wherein said data comprises gray-scale data.
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