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Scanner with a post facet lens system
Assignee: Olive Tree Technology Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-09
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2011-10-09
Abstract
Abstract A scanner system includes a light source for producing a light beam and a multifaceted polygon for scanning the light beam in a scan plane along a scan line a predetermined distance from the polygon, such as at the surface of a photoreceptor or a document to be read. The system also includes a post-facet lens system that includes first and second elements configured to compensate for field curvature and wobble without compensating for scanner non-linearity. Preferably, the first element and second elements are so disposed that the light beam passes first through the first element and then through the second element. In addition, the first element preferably includes first and second surfaces such that the light beam passes from the first surface to the second surface, the first surface being spherical and the second surface being cylindrical with curvature in the scan plane and essential no curvature in the cross-scan plane. Furthermore, the second element preferably includes first and second surfaces such that the light beam passes from the first surface to the second surface, the first surface being spherical and the second surface being toroidal with a first curvature in the scan plane and a second curvature in the cross-scan plane.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry P. Brueggemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:19
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; G02B27/00; G02B27/0025; G02B27/0031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A system for optical scanning of a flat surface comprising: a light source for producing a light beam; scanning means for scanning the light beam in a scan plane across the flat surface, wherein the scanning means inherently has scanner nonlinearity; and first and second lenses having homogeneous index of refraction disposed between the scanning means and the flat surface along the light beam wherein said first and second lens have surface optical geometries in both the scan plane and in a cross scan plane perpendicular to the scan plane that introduce minimum aberrations in the light beam so that in combination effectively compensate for wobble effect of the scanning means and minimize field curvature at the flat surface, the separation between the first and second surfaces of the second lens being substantially uniform in the scan plane; said first and second lenses do not compensate for scanning means non-linearity, and the first lens has a concave spherical first surface towards the scanning means and a convex cylindrical second surface towards the second lens, while the second lens has a concave spherical first surface towards the first lens and a convex toroidal second surface towards the flat surface to be scanned, so that the first and second lenses in combination form an optical system which is diffraction limited.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
218 words
A system for optical scanning of a flat surface comprising: a light source for producing a light beam; scanning means for scanning the light beam in a scan plane across the flat surface, wherein the scanning means inherently has scanner nonlinearity; and first and second lenses having homogeneous index of refraction disposed between the scanning means and the flat surface along the light beam wherein said first and second lens have surface optical geometries in both the scan plane and in a cross scan plane perpendicular to the scan plane that introduce minimum aberrations in the light beam so that in combination effectively compensate for wobble effect of the scanning means and minimize field curvature at the flat surface, the separation between the first and second surfaces of the second lens being substantially uniform in the scan plane; said first and second lenses do not compensate for scanning means non-linearity, and the first lens has a concave spherical first surface towards the scanning means and a convex cylindrical second surface towards the second lens, while the second lens has a concave spherical first surface towards the first lens and a convex toroidal second surface towards the flat surface to be scanned, so that the first and second lenses in combination form an optical system which is diffraction limited.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
197 words
A system for optical scanning of a flat surface comprising: means for producing a light beam; scanning means for scanning the light beam in a scan plane across a flat surface, wherein the light beam scans at a speed that varies across the flat surface; optical means interposed between the scanning means and the flat surface along the light beam, wherein said optical means comprises first and second lenses each having homogeneous index of refraction and a surface optical geometry in both the scan plane and in a cross scan plane perpendicular to the scan plane which substantially minimizes wobble effect of the scanning means and minimizes field curvature effects at the flat surface, the first lens having a concave spherical first surface towards the scanning means and a convex toroidal second surface towards the second lens, and the second lens having a concave toroidal first surface towards the first lens and a convex toroidal second surface towards the flat surface to be scanned, the separation between the first and second surfaces of the second lens being substantially uniform in the scan plane; and means for compensating scanner non-linearity without introducing optical aberrations to the optical means.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
197 words
A system for optical scanning of a flat surface comprising: means for producing a light beam; scanning means for scanning the light beam in a scan plane across a flat surface, wherein the light beam scans at a speed that varies across the flat surface; optical means interposed between the scanning means and the flat surface along the light beam, wherein said optical means comprises first and second lenses each having homogeneous index of refraction and a surface optical geometry in both the scan plane and in a cross scan plane perpendicular to the scan plane which substantially minimizes wobble effect of the scanning means and minimizes field curvature effects at the flat surface, the first lens having a concave spherical first surface towards the scanning means and a convex toroidal second surface towards the second lens, and the second lens having a concave toroidal first surface towards the first lens and a convex toroidal second surface towards the flat surface to be scanned, the separation between the first and second surfaces of the second lens being substantially uniform in the scan plane; and means for compensating scanner non-linearity without introducing optical aberrations to the optical means.
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