Patent · US Expired

Imaging lens for reading out image

US5768021A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 30, 1996
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/028
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The temperature coefficient of refractive index in each lens constituting an imaging lens is controlled such that the amount of change in the imaging position due to change in the imaging lens upon temperature alleviates the positional deviation between the imaging position and the light-receiving surface caused by members other than the imaging lens, thereby preventing the read-out accuracy from deteriorating. The amount of change in the imaging position caused by change in the refractive index of lenses upon change in temperature is adjusted so as to alleviate the positional deviation between the imaging position and light-receiving surface due to the thermal expansion of the member unitedly holding the light source, lenses, and receiving optics.

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