US5038156A
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Light beam scanning optical system
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-02-03
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2009-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A deflection device and a spherical mirror for use in a light beam scanning optical system which fulfills either one of the following equations, 0.15< (d/|R.sub.M |)<0.45 (1) wherein d is a distance from a point of reflection of luminous flux directed toward the center of a scanning direction by a deflection device to the vertex of a spherical mirror, and R M is a radius of curvature or, ##EQU1## wherein s is a distance from a point of reflection of luminous flux directed toward the center of scanning direction by a deflection device to light collecting point after reflection of deflection device. When the spherical mirror fulfills the equation (1), it collects a parallel luminous flux deflected by the deflection device onto the surface of photodetector, while when the equation (2) is fulfilled, the spherical mirror receives a converged luminous flux deflected by the deflection device and collects it onto the surface of photoconductor.
Inventors
- 👤 Muneo Kuroda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/113; H04N1/1135; G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B26/10; G02B26/12; G02B26/125; G02B26/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A light beam scanning optical system comprising: a light source for emitting an intensity modulated luminous flux; a collimating means for rectifying an emitted luminous flux from the light source to a parallel luminous flux; a deflection device for deflecting the parallel luminous flux from the light source at an equiangular velocity; and a spherical mirror for turning and collecting the luminous flux deflected by the deflection device onto the surface of a photoconductor, wherein the deflection device and the spherical mirror fulfill the following equation in order to provide the light beam scanning optical system with fθ characteristic,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A light beam scanning optical system comprising: a light source for emitting an intensity modulated luminous flux; a collimating means for rectifying an emitted luminous flux from the light source to a parallel luminous flux; a deflection device for deflecting the parallel luminous flux from the light source at an equiangular velocity; and a spherical mirror for turning and collecting the luminous flux deflected by the deflection device onto the surface of a photoconductor, wherein the deflection device and the spherical mirror fulfill the following equation in order to provide the light beam scanning optical system with fθ characteristic,
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
15<(d/|R M |)<0.45 wherein d is the distance from a reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of the scanning area by the deflection device to the vertex of the spherical mirror, and R M is a radius of curvature of the spherical mirror.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
15<(d/|R M |)<0.45 wherein d is the distance from a reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of the scanning area by the deflection device to the vertex of the spherical mirror, and R M is a radius of curvature of the spherical mirror.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A light beam scanning optical system as defined in claim 1, wherein the spherical mirror directly receives a luminous flux from the deflection device and directs it toward the surface of photoconductor directly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A light beam scanning optical system as defined in claim 2, wherein the spherical mirror is arranged not to have incident light overlap reflected light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
172 words
A light beam scanning optical system, comprising: a light source for emitting an intensity modulated luminous flux; a converging means for rectifying an emitted luminous flux from the light source to a converged luminous flux; a deflection device for deflecting the converged luminous flux which has passed through the converging means at an equiangular velocity; and a spherical mirror for reflecting and collecting the luminous flux from the deflection device onto the surface of the photoconductor, wherein the deflection device and the spherical mirror fulfill the following two equations, (|s/R.sub.M |)>0.6 0.2<(d/|R.sub.M |)<0.6 wherein s is the distance from a reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of the scanning area by the deflection device to the light collecting point after reflection of the deflection device, d is the distance from the reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of a scanning area by the deflection device to the vertex of the spherical mirror, and R M is a radius of curvature of the spherical mirror.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
172 words
A light beam scanning optical system, comprising: a light source for emitting an intensity modulated luminous flux; a converging means for rectifying an emitted luminous flux from the light source to a converged luminous flux; a deflection device for deflecting the converged luminous flux which has passed through the converging means at an equiangular velocity; and a spherical mirror for reflecting and collecting the luminous flux from the deflection device onto the surface of the photoconductor, wherein the deflection device and the spherical mirror fulfill the following two equations, (|s/R.sub.M |)>0.6 0.2<(d/|R.sub.M |)<0.6 wherein s is the distance from a reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of the scanning area by the deflection device to the light collecting point after reflection of the deflection device, d is the distance from the reflection point of a luminous flux directed toward the center of a scanning area by the deflection device to the vertex of the spherical mirror, and R M is a radius of curvature of the spherical mirror.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A light beam scanning optical system as defined in claim 4, wherein the spherical mirror directly receives a luminous flux from the deflection device and directs it toward the surface of photoconductor directly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A light beam scanning optical system as defined in claim 5, wherein the spherical mirror is arranged not to have incident light overlap reflected light.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A light beam scanning optical system as defined in claim 5, wherein the spherical mirror is shifted to the main scanning direction of the deflection device.
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