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Continuous variable magnification-type copying machine capable of enlarging and contracting an image

US4498759A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1982
Grant dateFeb 12, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/041
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A continuous, variable magnification-type copying machine which is capable of enlarging and contracting an image includes a full-speed mirror, a half-speed mirror system and a single lens. A scanning starting position of the full-speed mirror, the half-speed mirror system, and the lens is controlled by a stepping motor to achieve desired enlarging and contracting magnifications of the image, as well as a life-size magnification of the image.

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