Optical scanner
US5771115A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/126
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical scanner having a light source for emitting a light beam, an optical deflector having a deflecting-reflecting face for deflecting the light beam at a constant angular speed and a scan image forming mirror for reflecting the deflected light beam to a surface to be scanned at a constant speed. The light source and the optical deflector are provided on opposite sides across the scan image forming mirror and the light beam is illuminated toward the deflecting-reflecting face of the optical deflector through an emitted-light transmitting portion provided outside an effective area of the scan image forming mirror.
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