Patent · US Expired

Light source unit and scanning optical apparatus using the same

US6969846B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by
4References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2003
Grant dateNov 29, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/02464
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention has as its object to provide a light source unit in which the relative portion of a detecting device and a condensing device is accurately determined, whereby the detecting device can reliably detect a laser beam, and a scanning optical apparatus using the same, and for this purpose, the present invention provides a scanning optical apparatus having a light source, a holding member for holding the light source, a deflecting device for deflecting light emitted from the light source, a detecting device for detecting the light deflected by the deflecting device, and a condensing lens for condensing the light incident on the detecting device, wherein the holding member positions the detecting device, and holds the condensing lens.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.