1. A plumbing fixture fitting for producing a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow, comprising:
a spout body, the spout body including an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway between the inlet and the outlet, the outlet having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section, the passageway having an attachment portion upstream of the outlet;
a flow restrictor that is operable to restrict a volume of water flowing to the outlet of the spout body;
a restrictor housing; and
a stream straightener that is operable to straighten water flowing from the outlet of the spout body, at least a portion of the stream straightener having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section;
wherein the restrictor housing is operable to receive the flow restrictor;
wherein the restrictor housing is operable to be removably secured in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body;
wherein the stream straightener is operable to be removably secured in the outlet of the spout body; and
wherein the outlet of the spout body delivers a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow.
2. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 1, wherein:
the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body has a generally circular shaped cross-section;
at least a portion of the restrictor housing is generally cylindrical shaped; and
the restrictor housing is operable to be rotatably secured in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
3. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 2, wherein:
the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body has a threaded inner surface;
the restrictor housing has a threaded outer surface; and
the restrictor housing is operable to be threaded into the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
4. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 1, wherein the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the restrictor housing.
5. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 4, wherein the restrictor housing is operable to rotate relative to the stream straightener.
6. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 4, wherein:
the restrictor housing has an outer surface including a groove;
the stream straightener includes an arm; and
the groove in the restrictor housing is operable to receive the arm of the stream straightener.
7. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 1, wherein the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the outlet of the spout body.
8. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 1, wherein:
the restrictor housing includes a recess;
the stream straightener includes an opening;
the recess in the restrictor housing is operable to engage a tool for securing the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body; and
the opening in the stream straightener is operable to receive the tool for securing the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
9. A plumbing fixture fitting for producing a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow, comprising:
a spout body, the spout body including an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway between the inlet and the outlet, the outlet having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section, the passageway having an attachment portion upstream of the outlet, the attachment portion having a generally circular shaped cross-section;
a flow restrictor that is operable to restrict a volume of water flowing to the outlet of the spout body;
a restrictor housing, at least a portion of the restrictor housing being generally cylindrical shaped; and
a stream straightener that is operable to straighten water flowing from the outlet of the spout body, at least a portion of the stream straightener having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section;
wherein the restrictor housing is operable to receive the flow restrictor;
wherein the restrictor housing is operable to be rotatably secured in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body;
wherein the stream straightener is operable to be removably secured in the outlet of the spout body; and
wherein the outlet of the spout body delivers a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow.
10. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 9, wherein:
the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body has a threaded inner surface;
the restrictor housing has a threaded outer surface; and
the restrictor housing is operable to be threaded into the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
11. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 9, wherein the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the restrictor housing.
12. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 11, wherein the restrictor housing is operable to rotate relative to the stream straightener.
13. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 11, wherein:
the restrictor housing has an outer surface including a groove;
the stream straightener includes an arm; and
the groove in the restrictor housing is operable to receive the arm of the stream straightener.
14. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 9, wherein the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the outlet of the spout body.
15. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 9, wherein:
the restrictor housing includes a recess;
the stream straightener includes an opening;
the recess in the restrictor housing is operable to engage a tool for securing the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body; and
the opening in the stream straightener is operable to receive the tool for securing the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
16. A plumbing fixture fitting for producing a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow, comprising:
a spout body, the spout body including an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway between the inlet and the outlet, the outlet having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section, the passageway having an attachment portion upstream of the outlet, the attachment portion having a generally circular shaped cross-section;
a flow restrictor that is operable to restrict a volume of water flowing to the outlet of the spout body;
a restrictor housing, the restrictor housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being generally cylindrical shaped; and
a stream straightener that is operable to straighten water flowing from the outlet of the spout body, the stream straightener including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a generally rectangular shaped cross-section;
wherein the first portion of the restrictor housing is operable to receive the flow restrictor;
wherein the first portion of the restrictor housing is operable to be rotatably secured in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body;
wherein the first portion of the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the second portion of the restrictor housing;
wherein the restrictor housing is operable to rotate relative to the stream straightener;
wherein the second portion of the stream straightener is operable to be removably secured in the outlet of the spout body; and
wherein the outlet of the spout body delivers a generally rectangular shaped laminar flow.
17. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 16, wherein:
the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body has a threaded inner surface;
the restrictor housing has a threaded outer surface; and
the restrictor housing is operable to be threaded into the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
18. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 16, wherein:
the second portion of the restrictor housing has an outer surface including a groove;
the first portion of the stream straightener includes an arm projecting upwardly from the second portion; and
the groove in the second portion of the restrictor housing is operable to receive the arm of the first portion of the stream straightener.
19. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 16, wherein the stream straightener is operable to be attached to the outlet of the spout body.
20. The plumbing fixture fitting of claim 16, wherein:
the second portion of the restrictor housing includes a recess;
the second portion of the stream straightener includes an opening;
the recess in the second portion of the restrictor housing is operable to engage a tool for securing the first portion of the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body; and
the opening in the second portion of the stream straightener is operable to receive the tool for securing the first portion of the restrictor housing in the attachment portion of the passageway of the spout body.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A composite imaging system comprising:
a first imaging system comprising:
a first image sensor;
a first aperture anterior to the first image sensor, wherein the first aperture (i) is defined by an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter and (ii) defines, at least in part, a field of view of the first imaging system; and
a plurality of reflectors posterior to the first aperture that are configured to redirect light that crosses the first aperture to the first image sensor, wherein the first image sensor, the first aperture, and the plurality of reflectors are arranged around a common optical axis; and
a second imaging system arranged substantially anterior to the first imaging system, the second imaging system comprising:
a second image sensor; and
a second aperture located anterior to the second image sensor, wherein the second aperture defines, at least in part, a field of view of the second imaging system, wherein the second aperture and the second image sensor are arranged around the common optical axis, and wherein the second imaging system is arranged such that the second imaging system is outside the field of view of the first imaging system.
2. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein a front surface of the first imaging system is coupled to a back surface of the second imaging system.
3. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein the inner perimeter of the first aperture is larger than a perimeter of the second aperture.
4. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein the composite imaging system is arranged so that at least some light emitted by a light source on the common optical axis travels past the second imaging system, then crosses the first aperture and is redirected to the first image sensor by the plurality of reflectors.
5. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein a size and a shape of an entrance pupil of the first imaging system is respectively substantially equal to a size and a shape of an entrance pupil of the second imaging system.
6. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein the field of view of the first imaging system and the field of view of the second imaging system are substantially centered on the common optical axis.
7. The composite imaging system of claim 1, wherein the first imaging system comprises an attachment module configured to restrain the second imaging system against the first imaging system.
8. The composite imaging system of claim 7, wherein the attachment module comprises:
a first clip configured to restrain the second imaging system against the first imaging system at a first side of the second imaging system; and
a second clip configured to restrain the second imaging system against the first imaging system at a second side of the second imaging system.
9. A composite imaging system comprising:
a first imaging system comprising:
a first image sensor;
a first aperture anterior to the first image sensor, wherein the first aperture (i) is defined by an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter and (ii) defines, at least in part, a field of view of the first imaging system; and
a first plurality of reflectors posterior to the first aperture that are configured to redirect light that crosses the first aperture to the first image sensor, wherein the first image sensor, the first aperture, and the first plurality of reflectors are arranged around a common optical axis; and
a second imaging system arranged substantially anterior to the first imaging system, the second imaging system comprising:
a second image sensor;
a second aperture anterior to the second image sensor, wherein the second aperture (i) is defined by an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter and (ii) defines, at least in part, a field of view of the second imaging system; and
a second plurality of reflectors posterior to the second aperture configured to redirect light that crosses the second aperture to the second image sensor, wherein the second image sensor, the second aperture, and the second plurality of reflectors are arranged around the common optical axis, and wherein the second imaging system is arranged such that the second imaging system is outside the field of view of the first imaging system.
10. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein a front surface of the first imaging system is coupled to a back surface of the second imaging system.
11. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein the inner perimeter of the first aperture is larger than the outer perimeter of the second aperture.
12. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein the field of view of the first imaging system and the field of view of the second imaging system are substantially centered on the common optical axis.
13. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein the composite imaging system is arranged so that at least some light emitted by a light source on the common optical axis travels past the second imaging system, then crosses the first aperture and is redirected to the first image sensor by the first plurality of reflectors.
14. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein a size and a shape of an entrance pupil of the first imaging system is respectively substantially equal to a size and a shape of an entrance pupil of the second imaging system.
15. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein one of the first and second image sensors is a color image sensor and one of the first and second image sensors is a black and white image sensor.
16. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein a pixel density of the first image sensor is unequal to a pixel density of the second image sensor.
17. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein a width of the first aperture is unequal to a width of the second aperture.
18. The composite imaging system of claim 9, wherein a focal length of the first imaging system is unequal to a focal length of the second imaging system.
19. The composite imaging system of claim 9, further comprising a third imaging system arranged substantially anterior to the second imaging system, wherein the third imaging system comprises:
a third image sensor; and
a third aperture anterior to the third image sensor, wherein the third aperture defines, at least in part, a field of view of the third imaging system, wherein the third aperture and the third image sensor are arranged around the common optical axis, wherein the third imaging system is arranged such that the third imaging system is outside the field of view of the first imaging system and the field of view of the second imaging system;
wherein the composite imaging system further comprises:
a first passband filter having a first transmission band, wherein the first passband filter is operably coupled to the first image sensor;
a second passband filter having a second transmission band, wherein the second passband filter is operably coupled to the second image sensor; and
a third passband filter having a third transmission band, wherein the third passband filter is operably coupled to the third image sensor, wherein the first, second, and third transmission bands respectfully represent primary colors.
20. The composite imaging system of claim 19, wherein one of the first, second, or third passband filters is a red passband filter, wherein one of the first, second, or third passband filters is a blue passband filter, and wherein one of the first, second, or third passband filters is a green passband filter.