Laser scanner transport

A high speed printer comprising, a transparent cylinder adapted to have wound on the periphery thereof a carrier containing an ink or dye with printing paper wound on top of said carrier, means to direct a modulated laser beam containing intelligence to be printed along the axis of said transparent cylinder from one side thereof, a laser scanner transport mechanism adjacent to and on the other side of said transparent cylinder, said laser scanner transport comprising, a hollow stationary frame with the center of its cross-section disposed along the axis of said transparent cylinder, a moveable housing adapted to reciprocate back and forth within said stationary frame, a rotating 45 degree mirror mounted at the end of said moveable housing nearest to said transparent cylinder, and on the axis thereof, means to rotate said 45 degree mirror around its axis, a translation motor mounted within said moveable housing, said translation motor driving a mechanical system for providing traction between said moveable housing and said stationary frame, whereby said moveable housing will reciprocate so that said 45 degree mirror will periodically traverse the inside of said transparent cylinder from one end thereof to the other, along the axis thereof, to provide helical scanning patterns on said transparent cylinder and the paper and carrier mounted thereon.