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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1980
Frederick A Green, Fairport, NY (US);
George R Simpson, Rochester, NY (US);
Stephen T Avery, Rochester, NY (US);
John A Durbin, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An illumination system for a document copying machine including an optical cavity having interior walls coated with a white, diffusely reflecting material. One end of the cavity contains a platen for positioning a document to be copied while the opposing end contains a lens for forming an image of the document on a light sensitive image plane. Illumination from a single flash illumination source located within the cavity, undergoes multiple reflections from the walls resulting in a uniform diffuse illumination of the document. An optical element is positioned above the lamp to prevent direct light from striking the platen and, in a preferred embodiment, has an aperture therein for increasing illumination of the platen area overlying the lamp-blocker mounting.