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US 2009/0213165 A1Published application
Optical sensor for a printer
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsGreg M. Burke, Brian Sinofsky, Yang Shi
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Abstract
A printing system includes a platen; a photosensor including an integrated lens; a light source configured to provide light, the light source including an integrated lens; and an aperture disposed to provide a field of view, the field of view being a portion of a plane parallel to the platen, wherein reflected light from the light source passes through the aperture to the photosensor without passing through an external lens.
Claims20
A printing system comprising:
- a platen;
- a photosensor including an integrated lens;
- a light source configured to provide light, the light source including an integrated lens;
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- an aperture disposed to provide a field of view, the field of view being a portion of a plane parallel to the platen, wherein reflected light from the light source passes though the aperture to the photosensor without passing though an external lens.
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