Light source device for an image forming apparatus
US6299331A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4204
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light source device for use in an image forming apparatus and using a semiconductor laser is disclosed. The device needs a minimum of constituent parts and frees the individual part from dislocation in the event of assembly. A collimator lens included in the device is fixed in place by photo-curable adhesive. The device is low cost and highly accurate.
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