Optical component bowing device, optical device, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus
US8432426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0825
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical device includes an optical component that reflects or shapes a light beam. In a particular embodiment, the optical device can include a bending moment generating structure that generates a bending moment in a supported portion of the optical component. The optical device can also include an adjusting mechanism that adjusts the bowing amount of the optical component by adjusting the bending moment of the bending moment generating structure.
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