Patent ID: 7223002

Claim:
A hybrid fiber optic framing projector ( 1 ) including: a light source ( 3 ) on the proximal end of an optical axis ( 2 ), energized from a remote source of electrical power; an ellipsoidal reflector ( 4 ) coaxial with optical axis ( 2 ) having a primary focus ( 0 ) at light source ( 3 ) and a conjugate focus ( 5 ) at an image plane spaced on the optical axis in the distal direction; an elongated, transparent glass rod ( 7 ) coaxial with optical axis ( 2 ), having a proximal end at conjugate focus ( 5 ) and a distal end ( 9 ); a collimating lens ( 12 ) coaxial with optical axis ( 2 ) and spaced in the distal direction a distance from the distal end of the glass rod approximately equal to the lens focal length (Fl); and a housing ( 13 ) enclosing light source ( 3 ), ellipsoidal reflector ( 4 ), glass rod ( 7 ) and lens ( 12 ).