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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeo Iwasaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/130 ;
Abstract
A three-dimensional shape and color detecting apparatus that detects a three-dimensional shape of an object and a color thereof is provided with an illuminating system that emits light to illuminate the object, and a light receiving device that receives a reflected component of the light from the object. In this structure, the illuminating system is configured to emit the light from a surface having a predetermined area to the object.