Patent · US Expired

F.theta. single lens

US4695132A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1982
Grant dateSep 22, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23D61/121
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An F.theta. lens is provided for focusing a laser beam, which is deflected at a constant angular speed, onto a surface being scanned in a manner such that the focused spots moves across the surface being scanned at a constant speed and linearly. The lens is formed by a single meniscus lens having a positive power and having its concave side directed toward an object.

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