Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical scanning device, optical writing device, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US11740070Application Date: 2007-04-25
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Publication No.: US07973990B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Kohji Sakai , Yoshinori Hayashi , Takeshi Ueda , Daisuke Ichii , Kenichiroh Saisho
- Applicant: Kohji Sakai , Yoshinori Hayashi , Takeshi Ueda , Daisuke Ichii , Kenichiroh Saisho
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2006-123329 20060427; JP2006-125792 20060428; JP2006-206680 20060728
- Main IPC: G02B26/08
- IPC: G02B26/08

Abstract:
An optical scanning device includes a first optical system for guiding light beams emitted from a plurality of light emitting units to an optical deflector, and a second optical system for focusing the light beams to optically scan a surface to be scanned. At least one of the first optical system and the second optical system includes a resin lens having a diffractive surface. The diffractive surface includes a diffractive portion and a refractive portion. A power of the diffractive portion and a power of the refractive portion cancel each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070253048A1 OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2007-11-01
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