Recorders – Light or beam recording – Including record receiver or handling means therefor
Patent
1990-11-28
1992-01-28
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Recorders
Light or beam recording
Including record receiver or handling means therefor
385116, G01D 1514, G02B 606
Patent
active
050847147
ABSTRACT:
A light-emitting diode (LED) printhead has associated therewith a gradient index fiber lens array for collecting light from the LED's and focussing same onto a photosensitive surface for recording. The fiber lens array includes a segment that is spaced in overlying relationship to the printhead and has a series of optical fibers for conveying light generally parallel with the plane of the LED's. Various configurations of inputs to said array are described for collecting light from the LED's. The relationship between the array and the printhead provides for a narrow construction allowing space for other recording components to fit more readily about the photosensitive surface.
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Beaman Bryan A.
Holbrook George F.
Eastman Kodak Company
Fuller Benjamin R.
Rushefsky Norman
Yockey David
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