Scanner, specifically for scanning antique books, and a method of scanning
OwnerJacek Lipikinventor
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Abstract
A scanner, specifically for scanning antique books, comprising a beam to which is attached a slide bearing guide and a stepper motor connected to a transmission, wherein to the opposite end of the beam a similar bearing-supported freely rotating gear is attached, wherein between the said gears runs a toothed belt two ends of which are attached to slide bearing, to which guide and motor are attached with a connector in-between, wherein motor is linked to a screw by means of a toothed belt. A method of scanning antique books consists in moving a linear camera over the scanned book in three axes, travelling over the scanned object (a), travelling along the vertical axis (b) and rotating around its axis (c).
Claims4
A scanner, specifically for scanning antique books, comprising
- a housing,
- a frame,
- a camera which moves on a guide along a scanned object and which is attached to positioning mechanisms in the form of slide beams, toothed belts, gears and motors, wherein a slide bearing guide and a stepper motor are attached to a beam, wherein
- the stepper motor is connected to a transmission in the form of a gear—a toothed wheel, wherein to the opposite end of the beam a similar bearing-supported freely rotating gear is attached,
- wherein
- between said gears runs a toothed belt two ends of which are attached to a slide bearing, to which a guide and a motor are attached with a connector in-between, wherein
- the motor is linked to a screw by means of a toothed belt, wherein the screw is attached to a connector, to which slide shafts and a linear camera and a motor are also attached, wherein
- the connector houses a bearing for shaft, to one end of which the camera is attached, and to the other end of which is attached the stepped motor.
A method of scanning antique books by moving a linear camera over a scanned book at a set speed dependent on a desired image resolution consisting of:
- movement of the linear camera along three axes,
- travelling (a) over a scanned object,
- travelling along the vertical axis (b),
- rotating around its axis (c),
- determining the movement of the linear camera by a trajectory set beforehand or during
- scanning by means of a device that determines a distance between the camera and a surface of an object, and wherein the movement is constant (t) in relation to a scanned area of the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.