Abstract: A compact rotary drum colour separation scanner includes a drum which is rotatably mounted about an upwardly extending axis which is preferably slightly inclined to the vertical. A part of the carriage carrying either a light source or reading head travels into the drum through the hub upon which the drum is mounted.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 5, 1994
Date of Patent:
October 22, 1996
Assignee:
Itek Colour Graphics, LTD.
Inventors:
Graham A. Thomson, Peter J. Neilson, Paul C. Cook