Patent ID: 9197766
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital microform imaging apparatus, comprising: a chassis, a fold mirror supported by the chassis and including a reflecting surface for directing light from a first substantially vertical optical axis to a second substantially horizontal optical axis; a microform media support structure supported by the chassis for supporting a microform media at a location intersected by the first optical axis; a first carriage supported by the chassis for movement along a trajectory that is substantially parallel to the second optical axis; an area sensor supported by the first carriage for movement along the second optical axis within a first range to adjust a distance between the area sensor and the fold mirror, the area sensor further supported by the first carriage for rotation about an axis parallel to the second optical axis; and a lens supported by the chassis for movement along the second optical axis within a second range to adjust the distance between the lens and the fold mirror, the lens positioned between the area sensor and the fold mirror; and a first motor mounted to the first carriage and linked to the area sensor for rotating the area sensor between at least two positions for obtaining portrait and landscape images of a microform media.