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Illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object

  • US 20030090749A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2001
  • Published: 05/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising:

  • a hollow reflector having an interior reflective surface and an exit aperture;

    a light source positioned within said hollow reflector, said light source producing a plurality of light rays, some of the light rays produced by said light source being reflected by the interior reflective surface of said hollow reflector before passing through the exit aperture;

    a first reflector positioned adjacent a first side of the exit aperture of said hollow reflector; and

    a second reflector positioned adjacent a second side of the exit aperture of said hollow reflector, said first and second reflectors being positioned in non-parallel, spaced-apart relation to one another, said first and second reflectors at least partially collimating light passing through the exit aperture of said hollow reflector to form a collimated beam.

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