Scanning camera

• US 20040207744A1
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Published: 10/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gigaset Communications GmbH (Gigaset AG)
• Original Assignee: Gigaset Communications GmbH (Gigaset AG)
• Inventors: Bock, Gerhard
• Application Number:
  US10/487,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20040207744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 3/08 having a moving reflector

Abstract

The invention relates to a scanning camera (SC) comprising a two-dimensionally displaceable micro-mirror (SP) for scanning an object (OB) and for representing said image on an anastigmatic optoelectric sensor (SE), which is configured for converting an image that is scanned by time-division multiplexing into electric image data. According to the invention, the micro-mirror (SP) and the optoelectric sensor (SE) are arranged on one plane and a deflection mirror (US) is located in the optical path between the micro-mirror (SP) and the optoelectric sensor (SE).

Claims

1. Scanning camera (SC)

having a two-dimensionally displaceable micro-mirror (SP) for scanning an object (OB) and for mapping it onto a punctiform optoelectric sensor (SE) designed to convert an image scanned on a time-division multiplex basis into electrical image data, the micro-mirror (SP) and the optoelectric sensor (SE) being disposed in one plane,

and a deflection mirror (US) being disposed in the optical path between micro-mirror (SP) and optoelectric sensor (SE).

2. Scanning camera (SC) according to claim 1,

wherein the micro-mirror (SP) and the optoelectric sensor (SE) are covered with a glass plate (GP), the deflection mirror (US) being implemented by at least partially metal-coating the glass plate (GP).

3. Scanning camera (SC) according to claim 1 or 2,

wherein the micro-mirror (SP) and the optoelectric sensor (SE) are disposed on a single chip (CP).