GB2302186B - Scanning apparatus and method - Google Patents

Scanning apparatus and method

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GB2302186B
GB2302186B GB9619831A GB9619831A GB2302186B GB 2302186 B GB2302186 B GB 2302186B GB 9619831 A GB9619831 A GB 9619831A GB 9619831 A GB9619831 A GB 9619831A GB 2302186 B GB2302186 B GB 2302186B
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scanning apparatus
scanning
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GB9619831A
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GB9619831D0 (en
GB2302186A (en
Inventor
Richard Mark Charles
Peter James Hedges
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AMFAX Ltd
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AMFAX Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/04—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/10—Scanning systems
    • G02B26/103—Scanning systems having movable or deformable optical fibres, light guides or waveguides as scanning elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B2006/0098—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings for scanning
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/04—Scanning arrangements
    • H04N2201/0402—Arrangements not specific to a particular one of the scanning methods covered by groups H04N1/04 - H04N1/207
    • H04N2201/0446—Constructional details not otherwise provided for, e.g. mounting of scanning components
GB9619831A 1994-03-24 1995-03-24 Scanning apparatus and method Expired - Fee Related GB2302186B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB9405835A GB9405835D0 (en) 1994-03-24 1994-03-24 Scanning apparatus and method
PCT/GB1995/000681 WO1995025971A2 (en) 1994-03-24 1995-03-24 Scanning apparatus and method

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GB9619831D0 GB9619831D0 (en) 1996-11-06
GB2302186A GB2302186A (en) 1997-01-08
GB2302186B true GB2302186B (en) 1998-05-13

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GB (2) GB9405835D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1995025971A2 (en)

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GB1124805A (en) * 1965-02-11 1968-08-21 Kollsman Instr Corp Light source scanning device for navigational apparatus
GB1241497A (en) * 1968-07-06 1971-08-04 Nippon Selfoc Company Ltd A light scanning device
US4230393A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-10-28 Mfe Corporation Two-axis optical scanner
US4234788A (en) * 1979-04-06 1980-11-18 General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division Electrostatic fiber optic scanning device
JPS572173A (en) * 1980-06-04 1982-01-07 Tsuyoshi Sakaguchi Pickup device using vibrating light transmissive fiber
EP0223535A2 (en) * 1985-11-14 1987-05-27 Xerox Corporation Piezoelectric laser scanner
DE3825081A1 (en) * 1988-07-23 1990-01-25 Guenter Prof Dr Ing Kompa Fibre-optical scanner

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1124805A (en) * 1965-02-11 1968-08-21 Kollsman Instr Corp Light source scanning device for navigational apparatus
GB1241497A (en) * 1968-07-06 1971-08-04 Nippon Selfoc Company Ltd A light scanning device
US4230393A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-10-28 Mfe Corporation Two-axis optical scanner
US4234788A (en) * 1979-04-06 1980-11-18 General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division Electrostatic fiber optic scanning device
JPS572173A (en) * 1980-06-04 1982-01-07 Tsuyoshi Sakaguchi Pickup device using vibrating light transmissive fiber
EP0223535A2 (en) * 1985-11-14 1987-05-27 Xerox Corporation Piezoelectric laser scanner
DE3825081A1 (en) * 1988-07-23 1990-01-25 Guenter Prof Dr Ing Kompa Fibre-optical scanner

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol.6 no.60(E-102) & JP 57 002 173 A (SAKAGUCHI TSUYOSHI)7 January 1982 *

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AU1957495A (en) 1995-10-09
WO1995025971A2 (en) 1995-09-28
WO1995025971A3 (en) 1995-11-16
GB9619831D0 (en) 1996-11-06
GB9405835D0 (en) 1994-05-11
GB2302186A (en) 1997-01-08

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