Solid-state color-copying scanner

A copying apparatus comprising:

• means for advancing an original in a predetermined direction past a scanning location;
• means for irradiating on said original at said location an entire strip extending transverse to said direction continuously for a predetermined time period;
• optical means including a plurality of dichroic mirrors at least some of which are pivotal about axes parallel to said original at said irradiated strip for deriving during said time period a plurality of different color-component strips each corresponding to a respective color component of the irradiated strip;
• circuit means for applying during said time period each of said color-component strips to a respective transducer and simultaneously converting said color component strips therewith into respective multiplicities of signals each corresponding to a respective section of the respective color-component strip;
• memory means connected to said circuit means for storing up during said time period each of said multiplicities of signals;
• a plurality of scribers;
• and
• feed means connected between said memory means and said scribers for feeding each of the stored-up multiplicities of signals to respective scribers.