# US 5,351,139 A · Apparatus for photographing photographed film

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- Number: US 5,351,139 A
- Document ID: US5351139A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/982,576
- Filed: 1992-11-27
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1991-11-28
- Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Kazuhiko Miyahara; Takao Kinoshita; Kenichi Kawamoto; Toshiya Kurihashi; Kaneyoshi Tokano
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5351139A

## CPC

- H04N 1/04: Scanning arrangements {, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa}(H04N1/387 takes precedence)
- H04N 1/195: the array comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array
- H04N 2201/0404: Scanning transparent media, e.g. photographic film
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

There is disclosed an apparatus including a guide member for guiding a photographed film, an illumination unit for illuminating the film, a reflection member for reflecting light from the film, a conversion unit for photoelectrically converting light reflected by the reflection member, and a housing which builds in at least the conversion unit and the illumination unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
objective lens means for receiving an image;
sensor means for reading the image obtained by said objective lens means;
illumination means for illuminating a film;
a main body containing said objective lens means, said sensor means and said illumination means;
a rotatable member rotating around a predetermined axis relating to said main body, said rotatable member provided with a guide portion for guiding said film and a holding portion for holding a printed object; and
a supporting means for supporting a reflection member wherein said supporting means is detachable from said main body and said reflection member introduces light coming from said film onto said objective lens means when the supporting means is attached to said main body.