Ring illuminator

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2005-02-22

2005-02-22

Sember, Thomas M. (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Plural light sources

With modifier

C362S231000, C362S241000, C362S247000, C362S800000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06857762

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of light emitting elements comprise a number of groups having light emitting colors different from each other. The light emitting element groups are arranged in ring shapes about an optical axis of an optical system in a plane or planes substantially orthogonal to the optical axis. A combining unit combines radiation light beams of different light emitting colors to generate illumination light having a given hue. The combining unit is provided downstream of the light emitting elements along a light emitting direction. A focusing unit focuses the illumination light in the direction toward the optical axis and is provided downstream of the combining unit. Accordingly, it is possible to direct illumination light having uniform and non-irregular hue, the hue corresponding to a surface color of an object to be measured, to the object to be measured.

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