Desk-top three-dimensional object scanner
US5894529A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A desk-top three-dimensional object scanner includes a camera body, a base, a retractable lever arm connecting the camera body and the base, and a compensation lighting device disposed at a bottom end of the lever arm. The camera body accommodates therein a sensor that employs lines as sensing points so that the image scanned has better resolution.
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