Patent ID: 6086274
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G01J

Abstract:
A color measuring system having a line printer for the digital output and colorimetric measurements of colored images, comprising:a housing;a paper feed means for feeding paper to the line printer;a paper discharge means for receiving paper from the line printer;a printer carriage with a printing head and a flexible cable, wherein the printer carriage is movable in a direction transverse to the paper feed means;a transporting roller for the paper feed means;a printer controller for controlling the line printer; anda color measuring head with a light source and a measuring aperture oriented toward a measuring surface, the color measuring head arranged to be fixed to the printer carriage in lieu of or in addition to the printing head, wherein the color measuring head measures reflection from the light source off paper passing over the measuring surface and is in communication with its amplifying, control and evaluating electronic units arranged inside or outside the line printer.