Device for illuminating objects in particular those to be recorded with a video camera

Claim 1

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, said device comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system including said fiber optic arrangement in a form of a fiberglass bundle which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; and a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination delivered to said fiberglass bundle and with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by selecting a focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system to multiple positions using automatic means for changing the focus of said condenser system.

Claim 2

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, said device comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system including said fiber optic arrangement in a form of a fiberglass bundle which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; and a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination delivered to said fiberglass bundle and with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by selecting a focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system to multiple positions using automatic means for changing the focus of said condenser system.

Claim 7

A device for illuminating objects, in particular those to be recorded by a video camera comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by changing a position of focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system; and characterized by a control signal which is derived from a video signal from a video camera being applied to said control means.

Claim 8

A device for illuminating objects, in particular those to be recorded by a video camera comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by changing a position of focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system; and characterized by a control signal which is derived from a video signal from a video camera being applied to said control means.

Claim 10

A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said control means further has constructions to permit manual movement of at least one of said at least one lamp, said condenser system and said optical system, for changing said position of focus.

Claim 15

A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by said at least one lamp being a halogen lamp.

Claim 16

A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by said at least one lamp being disposed in an adapter.

Claim 17

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, said device comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system including said fiber optic arrangement in a form of a fiberglass bundle which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; and a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination fiberglass bundle and with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by changing a position of focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system; wherein said condenser system is provided with a reflector from which rays of said light emerge at an angle to an optical axis of said condenser system, and said device further comprises guiding means which guide said rays of light emerging from said reflector to be incident almost perpendicularly into light-entry surfaces of said fiberglass bundle.

Claim 18

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, said device comprising: at least one lamp; a condenser system for condensing light from said at least one lamp; an optical system including said fiber optic arrangement in a form of a fiberglass bundle which receives a condensed said light from said condenser system, and which directs said light onto an object or objects to be illuminated; and a control means for controlling the intensity of the illumination fiberglass bundle and with which said object is illuminated while operating said at least one lamp at substantially a constant power, said control means controlling the intensity of illumination by changing a position of focus of said condenser system relative to said optical system; wherein said condenser system is provided with a reflector from which rays of said light emerge at an angle to an optical axis of said condenser system, and said device further comprises guiding means which guide said rays of light emerging from said reflector to be incident almost perpendicularly into light-entry surfaces of said fiberglass bundle.

Claim 23

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, having at least one lamp, the light of which a condenser system projects onto an optical system which contains at least a glass fiber which transmits said light onto the object or objects to be illuminated, and a control means for adjusting the intensity level of the illumination with which said object is illuminated without changing the power with which the lamp is operated, by changing an arrangement of an illumination system to multiple positions using automatic means for changing the arrangement, said control means providing said controlling by performing one of: A.) moving one of said lamp, said condenser system and said optical system in one of the direction of and perpendicular to the optical axis of the condenser system, and B.) pivoting at least one of said lamp, said condenser system and said optical system relative to each other, such that the location of the focus of the condenser system is changed relatively to the optical system and thus, the intensity of light which is coupled into the optical system is varied.

Claim 24

A device using a fiber optic arrangement to transmit light for illuminating objects, in particular those objects to be recorded by a video camera, having at least one lamp, the light of which a condenser system projects onto an optical system which contains at least a glass fiber which transmits said light onto the object or objects to be illuminated, and a control means for adjusting the intensity level of the illumination with which said object is illuminated without changing the power with which the lamp is operated, by changing an arrangement of an illumination system to multiple positions using automatic means for changing the arrangement, said control means providing said controlling by performing one of: A.) moving one of said lamp, said condenser system and said optical system in one of the direction of and perpendicular to the optical axis of the condenser system, and B.) pivoting at least one of said lamp, said condenser system and said optical system relative to each other, such that the location of the focus of the condenser system is changed relatively to the optical system and thus, the intensity of light which is coupled into the optical system is varied.