Incremental printing of symbolic information – Light or beam marking apparatus or processes – Scan of light
Patent
1997-03-14
1999-07-13
Le, N.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Light or beam marking apparatus or processes
Scan of light
347239, 347256, 347241, 347259, 359212, 359834, B41J 247
Patent
active
059233591
ABSTRACT:
An optical recording and data processing system for exposing an image on to a flexible, light sensitive medium, which includes a medium holder having an inner cylindrical wall portion against which is held said medium, and a light source having an approximately rectangular emitting aperture, with a short aperture axis and a long aperture axis, operative to emit a beam of light having a rectangular cross section with a long axis corresponding to the long aperture axis and a short axis corresponding to the short aperture axis. An optical modulator is aligned with the light source so as to intercept light from the beam of light and produce a spatial modulation pattern across the long axis of the beam of light. A pattern shifter for shifting the spatial modulation pattern across the length of the long axis at a constant rate is provided as is a pattern rotator for rotating the spatial modulation pattern at a rate equal to the rate of shifting of the spatial modulation pattern. A scanner for scanning the beam of light onto and across the circumference of the inner cylindrical wall portion and a driver for advancing the scanner mechanism, after scanning a row, to an adjacent row to repeat the scanning are both provided. The relative phase angle between rotation of the spatial modulation pattern and scanning of the pattern is maintained such that the direction of movement of the projected image of said shifting is parallel to the scan motion, but opposite in direction. An optical system is provided to project the modulated beam of light and focus it to produce an image of the shifting modulation pattern at the recording medium so that the rate of shifting motion cancels the scan motion.
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Cymbolic Sciences International Inc.
Le N.
Pham Hai C.
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