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Optical apparatus with improved lens mounting device

US5331343A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1991
Grant dateJul 19, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An optical apparatus includes a laser beam emitter for outputting a laser beam modulated in accordance with image information, and a lens unit resting on a lens mount. The lens unit includes, all formed integral with one another, an effective lens portion, a cylindrical portion surrounding a side surface of the effective lens portion, and projections extending from peripheral positions of the cylindrical portion. The lens mount includes a holder for holding the cylindrical portion of the lens unit to be rotatable and axially slidable on an optical axis of the laser beam, and a groove formed in the bottom of the holder for receiving the projection.

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