Patent ID: 6535287
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A color identifying device for identifying a color of an object, said device comprising:a housing defining therein a measuring aperture; a measuring portion disposed within said housing and including a white light source which irradiates white light onto the object through said measuring aperture, and three primary color light receiving elements which receive light reflected from the object through said measuring aperture; a proofing device disposed within said housing between said measuring portion and said measuring aperture, said proofing device including a disk having a test sample of a specified color and a measuring window, said disk being mounted for intermittent rotation within said housing relative to said measuring aperture; a color identifying device which judges colors by comparing data measured by said light receiving elements with stored reference data; and an output device which outputs colors judged and identified by said color identifying device in the form of a voice.