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Illumination means for 3-D printing apparatus

US4493551A · kind A · utility

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11References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1983
Grant dateJan 15, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B35/14
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Illumination apparatus for a three-dimensional enlarging printer in which a moving lamphouse assembly is tilted at angles that vary proportional to the distance of the lamphouse from the center of scan. The tilt angle of the lamphouse is controlled by a motor or the like to direct the maximum illumination available towards the negative and lens associated with the printer and onto the print film to produce a high quality print rapidly.

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