High duty cycle scanner for laser printer

US6222663A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Indigo N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Michael Plotkin · Newton, US
• Haim Livne · Kfar Sava, IL
• Gideon Amir · Raanana, IL
• Craig Breen · Nes Ziona, IL
• Itzhak Malobani · Mazkeret Batya, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 1999
• Grant date: Apr 24, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B26/123
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A scanner for scanning a beam across a surface, such as a photosensitive surface or a document, the scanner comprising: PA1 a plurality of multi-faceted polygon disks, mounted for common rotation on an axis; PA1 a plurality of data modulated beams, wherein one of said beams is configured to impinge on the facets of one of the disks and be reflected therefrom toward the surface.