Color image forming apparatus and scanning optical apparatus
US6452687B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/506
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scanning optical device has a light source, a deflector for deflecting light emitted from the light source, and an optical system for guiding the light emitted from the light source onto a surface to be scanned. The scanning optical device incorporates a mechanism for displacing a refraction section or/and a diffraction section of the optical system.A color image forming apparatus incorporates the scanning optical devices and image carrying members corresponding thereto.
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