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Optical scanner
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-11-12
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2011-11-12
Abstract
Abstract An optical scanner has a light source device; a lens for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having a mirror face which is integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and is constructed by one convex spherical or cylindrical mirror face having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; and a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector. The optical scanner satisfies a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L O from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of the deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ. The predetermined relation is provided by the following formula: R={(1/cosθ)+cosθ/(1+cosθ)-1}L.sub.o The light source device uses an element for emitting two or more light beams.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Endou
- 👤 Takayuki Ohsawa
- 👤 Nobuo Sakuma
Bibliographic Details
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US
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CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/0025; G02B27/0031; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/1204; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/113; H04N1/1135
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; a lens for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having a mirror face which is integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and is constructed by one convex spherical or cylindrical mirror face having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; and a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; the optical scanner satifying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; a lens for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having a mirror face which is integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and is constructed by one convex spherical or cylindrical mirror face having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; and a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; the optical scanner satifying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined relation is provided by the following formula: R={(1/cos θ)+cos θ/(1+cos θ)-1}L.sub.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source device uses an element for emitting two or more light beams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
144 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; a lens for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having two opposed mirror faces which are integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and are constructed by convex spherical mirror faces having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; and a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; the optical scanner satisfying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
144 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; a lens for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having two opposed mirror faces which are integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and are constructed by convex spherical mirror faces having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; and a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; the optical scanner satisfying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the predetermined relation is provided by the following formula: R={(1/cos θ)+cos θ/(1+cos θ)-1}L.sub.0.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light source device uses an element for emitting two or more light beams.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
168 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; an anamorphic lens group for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having two opposed mirror faces which are integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and are constructed by convex cylindrical mirror faces having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; and an elongated cylindrical lens arranged between the scanning face and said deflector and having refracting power only in a cross scanning direction; the optical scanner satisfying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
168 words
An optical scanner comprising: a light source device; an anamorphic lens group for converging a laser beam emitted from the light source device; a deflector having two opposed mirror faces which are integrally formed with the shaft of a scanner motor and are constructed by convex cylindrical mirror faces having a radius R and approximately arranged in the vicinity of a center of rotation of the shaft of the scanner motor; a scanning face scanned by a light beam deflected by the deflector; and an elongated cylindrical lens arranged between the scanning face and said deflector and having refracting power only in a cross scanning direction; the optical scanner satisfying a predetermined relation with respect to the radius R when a distance L 0 from a deflecting point to the scanning face at an angle of rotation of said deflector set to zero is equal to a distance L from the deflecting point to the scanning face at the angle of rotation of the deflector set to θ.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claimed 7, wherein the predetermined relation is provided by the following formula: R={(1/cos θ)+cos θ/(1+cos θ)-1}L.sub.0.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner as claimed in claim 7, wherein the light source device uses an element for emitting two or more light beams.
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