Compact illumination system for image scanner
First Claim
1. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising:
- a light source for producing a plurality of light rays;
a first reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a first plane, the first plane being located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to a scan plane, said first reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region; and
a second reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a second plane, the second plane being non-parallel with the scan plane, said second reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region.
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Abstract
A compact illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object may comprise a light source for producing a plurality of light rays. A first reflector is positioned adjacent the light source and is coplanar with a first plane that is located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to a scan plane. The first reflector directs toward the scan region some of the light rays produced by the light source. A second reflector is positioned adjacent the light source and is coplanar with a second plane that is not parallel to the scan plane. The second reflector directs toward the scan region some of the light rays produced by the light source.
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24 Claims
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1. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising:
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a light source for producing a plurality of light rays; a first reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a first plane, the first plane being located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to a scan plane, said first reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region; and a second reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a second plane, the second plane being non-parallel with the scan plane, said second reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting diodes for producing a plurality of light rays, said plurality of light emitting diodes being positioned in spaced-apart relation along a direction that is substantially transverse to a scanning direction; a first reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a first plane, the first plane being located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to a scan plane, said first reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region; and a second reflector positioned adjacent said light source and coplanar with a second plane, the second plane being non-parallel with the scan plane, said second reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising the steps of:
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generating a plurality of light rays from a light source; reflecting some of the plurality of light rays from the light source off a first reflector positioned adjacent the light source and coplanar with a first plane, the first plane being located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to a scan plane, the first reflector directing some of the light rays toward the scan region; and reflecting some of the plurality of light rays from the light source off a second reflector positioned adjacent the light source and coplanar with a second plane, the second plane being non-parallel with the scan plane, the second reflector directing some of the light rays toward the scan region.
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23. A method for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising the steps of:
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providing a light source for producing a plurality of light rays; positioning a first reflector adjacent the light source so that the first reflector is coplanar with a first plane that is generally parallel to a scan plane and so that the first reflector directs some of the light rays toward the scan region; and positioning a second reflector adjacent the light source so that the second reflector is coplanar with a second plane that is non-parallel with the scan plane and so that the second reflector directs some of the light rays toward the scan region.
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24. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising:
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a light emitting diode having a light emitting side and a mounting side mounted so that the light emitting side of said light emitting diode is generally perpendicular to a scan plane, the light emitting side of said light emitting diode producing a plurality of light rays; a first reflector positioned adjacent said light emitting diode and coplanar with a first plane, the first plane being located in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to the scan plane, said first reflector directing toward the scan region some of the light rays produced by said light emitting diode; and a second reflector positioned adjacent said light emitting diode and coplanar with a second plane, the second plane being non-parallel with the scan plane, said second reflector directing some of said light rays toward the scan region.
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