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US5757535A
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Optical scanner
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1997-05-05
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2017-05-05
Abstract
Abstract An optical scanner in which light beams from a light source are made incident in such a manner as to extend over a plurality of reflecting surfaces of a rotating polygon mirror, comprising: a light source; a first optical system which causes at least divergent light beams of a main scanning direction from the light source to be made into substantially parallel light beams; a rotating polygon mirror which deflects the substantially parallel light beams emitted from the first optical system along a predetermined main scanning direction by the plurality of reflecting surfaces; and a second optical system which causes the light beams deflected by the rotating polygon mirror to be scanned on a surface to be scanned substantially at a uniform velocity and to be converged on the surface to be scanned, wherein the substantially parallel light beams emitted from the first optical system is provided to form a wave surface for correcting an aberration in the second optical system. Accordingly, the wave surface of light beams incident on the rotating polygon mirror is formed so as to correspond to a deflection angle by the first optical system and the aberration in the second optical system is thereby corrected.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Ichikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 16:29
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B26/10; G02B26/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An optical scanner in which light beams from a light source are made incident in such a manner as to extend over a plurality of reflecting surfaces of a rotating polygon mirror, comprising: a light source; a first optical system which causes at least divergent light beams of a main scanning direction from said light source to be made into substantially parallel light beams; a rotating polygon mirror which deflects the substantially parallel light beams emitted from said first optical system along a predetermined main scanning direction by the plurality of reflecting surfaces; and a second optical system which causes the light beams deflected by said rotating polygon mirror to be scanned on a surface to be scanned substantially at a uniform velocity and to be converged on the surface to be scanned, wherein the substantially parallel light beams emitted from said first optical system is provided to form a wave surface for correcting an aberration in said second optical system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An optical scanner in which light beams from a light source are made incident in such a manner as to extend over a plurality of reflecting surfaces of a rotating polygon mirror, comprising: a light source; a first optical system which causes at least divergent light beams of a main scanning direction from said light source to be made into substantially parallel light beams; a rotating polygon mirror which deflects the substantially parallel light beams emitted from said first optical system along a predetermined main scanning direction by the plurality of reflecting surfaces; and a second optical system which causes the light beams deflected by said rotating polygon mirror to be scanned on a surface to be scanned substantially at a uniform velocity and to be converged on the surface to be scanned, wherein the substantially parallel light beams emitted from said first optical system is provided to form a wave surface for correcting an aberration in said second optical system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An optical scanner according to claim 1, wherein said first optical system is provided such that the shape of a wave surface in an outside portion of the emitted light beams allows correction of an aberration from the plane or the spherical surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An optical scanner according to claim 2, wherein said first optical system includes at least one aspherical optical component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical scanner according to claim 3, wherein the aspherical optical component is formed by one aspherical lens.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An optical scanner according to claim 3, wherein said first optical system is formed by a plurality of lenses and at least one of the plurality of lenses is an aspherical lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
An optical scanner according to claim 1, wherein said first optical system is formed to correct deformation of intensity distribution of the light beams converged on the surface to be scanned, which the deformation being provided to become larger as the light beams are moved from a scan central portion to a scan end portion in the main scanning direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
An optical scanner according to claim 6, wherein said first optical system includes at least one aspherical optical component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical scanner according to claim 7, wherein the aspherical optical component is formed by one aspherical lens.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An optical scanner according to claim 7, wherein said first optical system is formed by a plurality of lenses and at least one of the plurality of lenses is an aspherical lens.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
An optical scanner according to claim 1, wherein said first optical system includes at least one aspherical optical component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical scanner according to claim 10, wherein the aspherical optical component is formed by one aspherical lens.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
An optical scanner according to claim 11, wherein said first optical system is formed by a front incidence optical system in which light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror substantially from the center of a deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
An optical scanner according to claim 12, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light surface are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror from a direction provided at an angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation within a plane on which an optical axis of the light beams and the axis of rotation of said rotating polygon mirror are included.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
An optical scanner according to claim 11, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror further from an exterior side than a maximum deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 14, wherein a cross-sectional configuration of the aspherical optical component along the main scanning direction is asymmetrical about the optical axis.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
An optical scanner according to claim 10, wherein said first optical system is formed by a plurality of lenses and at least one of the plurality of lenses is an aspherical lens.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
An optical scanner according to claim 16, wherein said first optical system is formed by a front incidence optical system in which light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror substantially from the center of a deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
72 words
An optical scanner according to claim 17, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light surface are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror from a direction provided at an angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation within a plane on which an optical axis of the light beams and the axis of rotation of said rotating polygon mirror are included.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
An optical scanner according to claim 16, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror further from an exterior side than a maximum deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 19, wherein a cross-sectional configuration of the aspherical optical component along the main scanning direction is asymmetrical about the optical axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
An optical scanner according to claim 10, wherein said first optical system is formed by a front incidence optical system in which light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror substantially from the center of a deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
72 words
An optical scanner according to claim 21, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light surface are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror from a direction provided at an angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation within a plane on which an optical axis of the light beams and the axis of rotation of said rotating polygon mirror are included.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
62 words
An optical scanner according to claim 22, wherein said first optical system is formed by a double-path optical system in which light beams from said light source are transmitted through an identical optical component included in said first optical system before light beams are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror and after light beams are deflected by said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 22, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is symmetrical about the optical axis in the main scanning direction.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner according to claim 24, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is rotationally symmetrical about the optical axis.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
62 words
An optical scanner according to claim 21, wherein said first optical system is formed by a double-path optical system in which light beams from said light source are transmitted through an identical optical component included in said first optical system before light beams are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror and after light beams are deflected by said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 26, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is symmetrical about the optical axis in the main scanning direction.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner according to claim 27, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is rotationally symmetrical about the optical axis.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 21, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is symmetrical about the optical axis in the main scanning direction.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical scanner according to claim 29, wherein an aspherical shape of the aspherical optical component is rotationally symmetrical about the optical axis.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
45 words
An optical scanner according to claim 10, wherein said first optical system is formed so that light beams from said light source are made incident on said rotating polygon mirror further from an exterior side than a maximum deflection angle of said rotating polygon mirror.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
27 words
An optical scanner according to claim 31, wherein a cross-sectional configuration of the aspherical optical component along the main scanning direction is asymmetrical about the optical axis.
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