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Light beam scanning apparatus with a variable scanning width

US4600266A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 8, 1983
Grant dateJul 15, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/393
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light beam scanning apparatus includes a laser device for emitting a laser beam, a deflector for periodically deflecting the laser beam thereby causing the laser beam to scan an object to be scanned, which is being moved in a predetermined direction, across a varyingly set scanning width. The scanning width is set in accordance with the size of the object to be scanned and the moving speed of the object is changed depending on the particular scanning width.

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