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Optical scanning device

US5748352A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMay 22, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/124
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Light beam from a light source is changed by a diaphragm so that the center of the light beam is removed. The changed light beam is deflectedly scanned by a deflection device and passed through a condenser lens so as to expose the surface of a photosensitive object. A small spot of light beam of stable intensity is therefore obtained to be irradiated on the photosensitive object. Thus, the optical scanning device has a simple structure and attains high resolution.

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