Patent ID: 7543966
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object, comprising: a hollow reflector having an interior reflective surface and an exit aperture formed in a body of the hollow reflector; a light source positioned within said hollow reflector, said light source producing a plurality of light rays, some of the light rays produced by said light source being reflected by the interior reflective surface of said hollow reflector before passing through the exit aperture; a first reflector joined to disposed on a first side of the exit aperture of said hollow reflector; and a second reflector joined to disposed on a second side of the exit aperture of said hollow reflector, said first and second reflectors being positioned in non-parallel, spaced-apart relation to one another, said first and second reflectors at least partially collimating light passing through the exit aperture of said hollow reflector to form a collimated beam: wherein the hollow reflector is formed to comprise both the interior reflective surface and the first and second reflectors, wherein said hollow reflector moves along a displacement path to illuminate a scan region of an object that is positioned on a platen.