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Internal drum plotter

US4853709A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1987
Grant dateAug 1, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/0607
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An internal drum plotter including a laser source producing a laser beam output, apparatus for modulating the laser beam output to apply information content thereto, apparatus for supporting laser recording material in a generally circular cylindrical configuration about a cylinder axis and scanning apparatus for receiving the modulated laser beam and reflecting it onto the laser recording material, the scanning apparatus including a stabilized reflector arranged for rotation about the cylinder axis for reflecting the modulated laser beam directly onto the laser recording material, wherein the stabilized reflector is insensitive to wobble in the position thereof in directions perpendicular to the cylinder axis.

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