US5067028A
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Image pickup printing device
Assignee: Chinon KK
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Filing: 1990-09-25
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Granted: 1991-11-19
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Expires: 2010-09-25
Abstract
Abstract An image pickup printing device wherein images such as characters or diagrams written on a board or the like are made incident through a lens, the incidental images are monitored by a view-finder, the thus-monitored images are converted into the information by a one-dimensional image sensor, and the images are printed out by a printer based on informations obtained by the one-dimensional image sensor.
Inventors
- 👤 Wataru Ogura
- 👤 Hiroshi Kamijima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/10; H04N1/1013; H04N1/1039; H04N1/1043; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/043; H04N2201/0438
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
An image pickup printing device comprising: an objective lens; an optical view-finder for monitoring an image through said objective lens, said optical view-finder including a reflection mirror for reflecting said image, a focusing plate for focusing said reflected image, and enlarging means for enlarging said focused image; a line image sensor arranged to slide with said focusing plate, for scanning said focused image; a line printer for printing an image obtained by said line image sensor; and shutter means, comprising a shutter which is slidably movable into a position between said view-finder and said focusing plate, for preventing light from reaching said line image sensor via said view-finder, said shutter means further comprising driving means for automatically positioning said shutter into said position between said view-finder and said focusing plate upon starting said printing; wherein said view-finder and said focusing plate are disposed along a common optical path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
An image pickup printing device comprising: an objective lens; an optical view-finder for monitoring an image through said objective lens, said optical view-finder including a reflection mirror for reflecting said image, a focusing plate for focusing said reflected image, and enlarging means for enlarging said focused image; a line image sensor arranged to slide with said focusing plate, for scanning said focused image; a line printer for printing an image obtained by said line image sensor; and shutter means, comprising a shutter which is slidably movable into a position between said view-finder and said focusing plate, for preventing light from reaching said line image sensor via said view-finder, said shutter means further comprising driving means for automatically positioning said shutter into said position between said view-finder and said focusing plate upon starting said printing; wherein said view-finder and said focusing plate are disposed along a common optical path.
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