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Structure of laser module

Assignee: Quarton Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-27
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Granted: 1995-09-05
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Expires: 2014-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract A laser module includes a hollow, cylindrical casing having a tapered laser beam emitting hole at one end and a lens holder coupling portion at an opposite end, a lens holder having one end fitted into the lens holder coupling portion and an opposite end made with an inner thread, a lens mounted inside the casing and retained between a cushion ring and the lens holder; a focus adjustment socket having one end made with an outer thread threaded into the inner thread of the lens holder and an opposite end sealed with a locating cap; a control circuit board fastened to the locating cap and disposed inside the focus adjustment cap to carry a laser diode chip and a photo detector and controlled to drive the laser diode chip to emit a constant laser beam out of the casing through the lens.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chaochi Huang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 23:18
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/022; H01S5/0225; H01S5/02253; H01S5/023; H01S5/02325; H01S5/06; H01S5/068; H01S5/0683

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 274 words
A laser module of the type comprising: a hollow, cylindrical casing having a tapered laser beam emitting hole at one end made gradually bigger toward the outside, a lens holder coupling portion at an opposite end, a lens coupling portion communicated between said tapered laser beam emitting hole and said lens holder coupling portion; a cushion ring mounted in said lens coupling portion; a lens holder having one end fitted into said lens holder coupling portion and an opposite end made with an inner thread; a lens mounted in said lens coupling portion and retained between said cushion ring and said lens holder; a control circuit board; a laser diode chip controlled by said control circuit to emit a laser beam out of said tapered laser beam emitting hole of said casing through said lens; a photo detector controlled by said control circuit board to detect the intensity of the laser beam of said laser diode chip; and a control circuit holder means coupled to said lens holder to hold said control circuit board; wherein said control circuit holder means comprises a focus adjustment socket having an outer thread at one end threaded into the inner thread of said lens holder and a coupling portion at an opposite end, and a locating cap fastened to the coupling portion of said focus adjustment socket to hold said control circuit board inside said focus adjustment socket; said laser diode chip and said photo detector are mounted on said control circuit board and disposed inside said focus adjustment socket; said laser diode chip having a front end protruding over a front side of said control circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 274 words
A laser module of the type comprising: a hollow, cylindrical casing having a tapered laser beam emitting hole at one end made gradually bigger toward the outside, a lens holder coupling portion at an opposite end, a lens coupling portion communicated between said tapered laser beam emitting hole and said lens holder coupling portion; a cushion ring mounted in said lens coupling portion; a lens holder having one end fitted into said lens holder coupling portion and an opposite end made with an inner thread; a lens mounted in said lens coupling portion and retained between said cushion ring and said lens holder; a control circuit board; a laser diode chip controlled by said control circuit to emit a laser beam out of said tapered laser beam emitting hole of said casing through said lens; a photo detector controlled by said control circuit board to detect the intensity of the laser beam of said laser diode chip; and a control circuit holder means coupled to said lens holder to hold said control circuit board; wherein said control circuit holder means comprises a focus adjustment socket having an outer thread at one end threaded into the inner thread of said lens holder and a coupling portion at an opposite end, and a locating cap fastened to the coupling portion of said focus adjustment socket to hold said control circuit board inside said focus adjustment socket; said laser diode chip and said photo detector are mounted on said control circuit board and disposed inside said focus adjustment socket; said laser diode chip having a front end protruding over a front side of said control circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The laser module of claim 1 which further comprises a heat dissipating silicone plate mounted on said control circuit board to carry said laser diode chip and said photo detector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
The laser module of claim 2 wherein said laser diode chip has a front end extruded out of a front side of said heat dissipating silicone plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 30 words
The laser module of claim 2 wherein said photo detector is embedded in a hole on said heat dissipating silicone plate and having a detecting surface exposed to the outside.

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