Abstract:
The invention relates to an articulated arm (1) for aligning a capturing device (2) for optically capturing an object arranged on a bearing surface (3). Said articulated arm, like as a conventional double-parallelogram arm, comprises a foot part (4), a head part (7), an articulated part (10) and two pairs of rods (5, 6, 8, 9) which connect the foot part (4) or the head part (7) to the articulated part (10). As opposed to prior art, the inventive articulated arm (1) comprises, in addition to a shaft (11) which is rotatably secured to the head part (7) and which mechanically co-operates with one of the rods (9) which is pivotably secured to the head part (7). As a result, the shaft rotates (11) in relation to the head part (7) when the rod (9) is pivoted.
Abstract:
Lesegerät, umfassend einen Lesetisch (1) und eine in einem Abstand zu dem Lesetisch angeordnete Bilderfassungseinheit (2) wobei die Bilderfassungseinheit in einem im wesentlichen konstanten Abstand über dem Lesetisch (1) bewegbar ist
Abstract:
Expandable scanner apparatus (10) may comprise a main body (18) with a detector (26) mounted therein. A contact head (20) mounted to the main body (18) can be moved toward and away from the main body (18) between a retracted position (22') and an extended position (22). An optical system (24) operatively associated with the main body (18) and the contact head (20) focuses on the detector (26) image light (28) from an object (12) being scanned when the contact head (20) is in the extended position (22).
Abstract:
Scanner apparatus (10) may comprise a housing (12) having a front side (16) and a back side (18) and a scanning device (30) sized to be received by the housing (12). A transparent platen (28) located on the front side (16) of the housing (12) allows an object positioned adjacent the transparent platen (28) to be scanned by the scanning device (30). A window (32) located on the back side (18) of the housing (12) allows a user to view at least a portion the object positioned adjacent the transparent platen (28).
Abstract:
In a handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information on a desired portion of a medium to be printed, the apparatus has a housing (11) having an opening (13) in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening (13), a reader unit (30, 31), arranged in the housing (11), for reading the recordeed information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium, a printer unit (33, 34), arrranged in the housing (11), for printing data in the desired portion of the medium to be printed fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium, a memory (85) for storing data read by the reader unit (30, 31) upon operation of the reader unit (30, 31), and a readout unit (85) for reading out the storage data from the memory (85) as the printing data to the printer unit (33,34) upon operation of the printer unit (33, 34).
Abstract:
In a handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information on a desired portion of a medium to be printed, the apparatus has a housing (11) having an opening (13) in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening (13), a reader unit (30, 31), arranged in the housing (11), for reading the recordeed information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium, a printer unit (33, 34), arrranged in the housing (11), for printing data in the desired portion of the medium to be printed fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium, a memory (85) for storing data read by the reader unit (30, 31) upon operation of the reader unit (30, 31), and a readout unit (85) for reading out the storage data from the memory (85) as the printing data to the printer unit (33,34) upon operation of the printer unit (33, 34).
Abstract:
A image magnifier for the vision impaired which magnifies the image of face up source material (13) placed in the visual field of the camera (15) and displays the magnified image on a display (20). One embodiment includes a static high-resolution image mode and a second live video mode. The controller (29) provides different lighting appropriate for each mode. In a further embodiment the magnifier is transportable. Each part (17, 14, 16) is hinged (18, 19) to the other parts (17, 14, 16) allowing it to be folded into a compact lightweight form to be portably carried. In a still further embodiment the magnifier includes shielding for the lighting to minimise or avoid specular reflections.