Slide viewer
First Claim
1. A slide viewer comprising a housing having a horizontal base surface, said housing comprising a light source, a lens system having an optical axis, an image trap, an image changer and a reflector, said housing provided with a back projection screen and a magazine guide having a longitudinal and substantially horizontal axis, wherein the optical axis of the lens system is inclined at an angle to the horizontal base surface of the housing, said projection screen pivotally connected within the housing and swingable between a first position in which said projection screen is lying at the upper side of the housing, and a second, operating position and is provided with a lightproof screen, the image trap is hinged and is swingable between a first position in which it is arranged in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of the magazine guide, and a second position in which it is arranged in a plane perpendicular to said optical axis of the lens system, and the reflector arranged in the optical axis of the lens system when the projection screen is in its second position, whereby a film slide may be transported by means of said image changer from a magazine positioned in said magazine guide into said image trap being in its first position, and further transported to a projecting position by means of the image trap by swinging the latter to its second position.
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Abstract
A folding slide viewer has a rear projection screen which swings into a ft position for storage. In a second, operating position, the projection screen it is provided with a lightproof bellows. The optical axis of the lens system is inclined at an angle with respect to the horizontal base of the housing. A reflector is along the optical axis of the lens system, when the screen is in its operating position, to reflect an image onto the screen. An image trap is swingable between a first position perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the slide magazine and a second position perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens system.
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- 1. A slide viewer comprising a housing having a horizontal base surface, said housing comprising a light source, a lens system having an optical axis, an image trap, an image changer and a reflector, said housing provided with a back projection screen and a magazine guide having a longitudinal and substantially horizontal axis, wherein the optical axis of the lens system is inclined at an angle to the horizontal base surface of the housing, said projection screen pivotally connected within the housing and swingable between a first position in which said projection screen is lying at the upper side of the housing, and a second, operating position and is provided with a lightproof screen, the image trap is hinged and is swingable between a first position in which it is arranged in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of the magazine guide, and a second position in which it is arranged in a plane perpendicular to said optical axis of the lens system, and the reflector arranged in the optical axis of the lens system when the projection screen is in its second position, whereby a film slide may be transported by means of said image changer from a magazine positioned in said magazine guide into said image trap being in its first position, and further transported to a projecting position by means of the image trap by swinging the latter to its second position.
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