Image acquiring and transforming apparatus
US7783178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B15/03
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image acquiring and transforming apparatus having a uniform light source is provided. The image acquiring and transforming apparatus includes a housing, a compensatory light source, an image acquiring unit and a light uniforming member. The light uniforming member is dome shaped. The dome shaped light uniforming member has an inner wall configured with a light reflective surface adapted for uniforming a light illuminated thereon. The compensatory light source is disposed inside the housing. The compensatory light source, the light uniforming member and the image acquiring unit are disposed in the housing in that order. When the compensatory light source projects a light onto the light uniforming member, the light is uniformly reflected to uniformly illuminate an object positioned at a predetermined position. In such a way, the image acquiring unit can clearly acquire the image of the object, and transform the acquired image into a digital file for saving.
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