摘要:
A light scanning unit (140) includes: a light source (11) generating and irradiating at least one beam corresponding to an image signal; a beam deflector (20) deflecting and scanning the beam irradiated by the light source (11); and an f-θ lens (30) forming an image from the beam deflected by the beam deflector (20) onto a surface to be scanned, the f-θ lens (30) being provided as one lens and satisfies the following equation (2): - 0.2 SAG 1 + SAG 2 d 2 0.2 where SAG 1 is Z value of an incident surface of the f-θ lens (30), which faces the beam deflector (20), SAG 2 is Z value of the exit surface of the f-θ lens (30), which faces the surface to be scanned, based on an XYZ coordinate system in which a main scanning plane is a Y-Z plane and a subscanning plane is an X-Z plane, and d 2 is a center thickness of the f-θ lens (30).
摘要:
Disclosed is an optical scanning system and an image forming apparatus having the same, wherein, in one preferred form of the invention, the optical scanning system includes a light source device, a deflecting device for scanningly deflecting a light beam from the light source device, and an imaging optical system for imaging, upon a scan surface to be scanned, the light beam deflected by the deflecting device, wherein the imaging optical system consists of a single imaging optical element with a light exit surface having a concave shape with respect to a main-scan sectional plane, and wherein relations 0.5 ≤ ϕm / ϕp ≤ 0.9 0 dp / kp ≤ 0.09 are satisfied where ϕp is a power of the imaging optical element at an optical axis with respect to the main-scan direction, ϕm is a power of the imaging optical element at an outermost abaxial portion with respect to the main-scan direction, dp is a thickness of the imaging optical element at the optical axis, and kp is a k-θ coefficient of the imaging optical element at the optical axis.
摘要:
In a light beam scanning system, a beam shaper shapes light beam emitted from a light source. The shaped light beam is deflected by a deflector to scan a surface in a main scanning direction. A scanning/imaging optical system causes the light beam deflected by the deflector to form an image on the surface and scan the same. The beam shaper includes a diverging optical system which converts the light beam into divergent light. The scanning/imaging optical system consists of first and second lens elements arranged in this order from the light source side and having first to fourth surfaces as numbered from the light source side and satisfies formulae, -1.42 0, fGR2>0 wherein f all , f GF , r 1GR , r 2GR , r 4GR , f GR1 and f GR2 respectively represent the composite focal length of the beam shaper and the scanning/imaging optical system, the focal length of the beam shaper, the radius of curvature of the first surface of the scanning/imaging optical system, the radius of curvature of the second surface of the scanning/imaging optical system, the radius of curvature of the fourth surface of the scanning/imaging optical system, the focal length of the first lens element and the focal length of the second lens element.
摘要:
An optical scanning apparatus has a light source, a first optical system for converting luminous flux emitted from the light source to converged luminous flux, a deflector for deflecting the converged luminous flux emitted from the first optical system, and a second optical system for forming an image in a spot shape on the plane to be scanned from luminous flux deflected by the deflector. The second optical system comprises a single lens, which has aspherical surfaces in the main scanning plane on both sides. Parameters R 1 , R 2 , Y max , S 1 , S 2 , and d of the single lens satisfy the following expressions, with R 1 denoting the paraxial curvature radius of the lens surface facing the deflector in the single lens, R 2 denoting the paraxial curvature radius of the lens surface facing the plane to be scanned in the single lens, Y max denoting the maximum effective diameter on the main scanning plane of the single lens, S 1 denoting an aspherical-surface amount from the paraxial lens surface of the lens surface facing the deflector at the maximum effective diameter Y max. S 2 denoting an aspherical-surface amount from the paraxial lens surface of the lens surface facing the plane to be scanned at the maximum effective diameter Y max , and d denoting the center thickness of the single lens: 0 1 2 (R 1 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 1 1 (R 2 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 2 - d 2 2 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 2 , wherein said single lens has toric, aspherical lens surfaces on both sides.
摘要:
An fθ lens includes first and second lens groups arranged in this order from the entrance pupil side. The first lens group consists of a first lens having a negative or positive refracting power. The second lens group consists of a second lens having a positive refracting power and a third lens having a negative refracting power with the second and third lenses being cemented together. The second lens group has a positive refracting power as a whole. The following formulae (1) to (4) are satisfied. (1) 12≦ν d2 -ν d3 (2) -0.035≦Σ(φ i /ν di )≦0.005 (3) 0.7≦φ 23 ≦2.0 (4) 0.03≦d 12 ≦0.20 wherein φ i represents the power of i-th lens as numbered from the entrance pupil side standardized on the basis of the power of the whole system, φ 23 represents the power of the second lens group standardized on the basis of the power of the whole system, ν di represents the Abbe's number for the sodium d-line of i-th lens as numbered from the entrance pupil side and d 12 represents the surface separation between the first and second lens groups standardized on the basis of the focal length of the whole system.
摘要:
An optical scanner including a semiconductor laser device, aperture, collimator, cylindrical lens, polygonal mirror and one fϑ lens element molded from plastics. The first surface of the fϑ lens in a deflecting plane (or the plane formed by the principal rays of light as deflected by the polygonal mirror) is aspheric whereas the second lens surface is toric. When taken in the deflecting plane, the first lens surface has a positive value of the near-axis radius of curvature and, hence, it is convex toward the polygonal mirror. Taken in a plane crossing the deflecting plane at right angles, the first lens surface forms an arc of a circle having a negative value of the radius of curvature and, hence, it is concave toward the polygonal mirror. When taken in the deflecting plane, the second lens surface forms an arc of a circle having a negative value of the radius of curvature and, hence, it is convex toward the scanning surface.
摘要:
An optical scanning apparatus has a light source, a first optical system for converting luminous flux emitted from the light source to converged luminous flux, a deflector for deflecting the converged luminous flux emitted from the first optical system, and a second optical system (f θ lens) for forming an image in a spot shape on the plane to be scanned from luminous flux deflected by the deflector. The second optical system comprises a single lens, which has aspherical surfaces in the main scanning plane on both sides. Parameters R₁, R₂, Y max , S₁, S₂, and d of the single lens satisfy the following expressions, with R₁ denoting the paraxial curvature radius of the lens surface facing the deflector in the single lens, R₂ denoting the paraxial curvature radius of the lens surface facing the plane to be scanned in the single lens, Y max denoting the maximum effective diameter on the main scanning plane of the single lens, S₁ denoting an aspherical-surface amount from the paraxial lens surface of the lens surface facing the deflector at the maximum effective diameter Y max, S₂ denoting an aspherical-surface amount from the paraxial lens surface of the lens surface facing the plane to be scanned at the maximum effective diameter Y max , and d denoting the center thickness of the single lens: 0 1 2 (R 1 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 1 1 (R 2 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 2 - d 2 2 2 - Y max 2 ) 1/2 - R 2 .
摘要:
The invention concerns a lens mounting structure which can reduce a displacement of the lens in the direction of mounting caused by the shrinkage of adhesive is reduced to enhance the lens mounting accuracy and to assure predetermined optical characteristics. The lens mounting structure in which an fϑ lens (20) is supported by and adhered to a lens mount (22), includes support columns (30, 32), at the upper surface (30A) of which a protrusion (30B) is formed. The protrusion (30B) has a reference support point (30C) for supporting the fϑ lens (20) on the mount (22). The fϑ lens (20) comes into contact with this reference support point (30C), and a surface of the protrusion (30B), the upper surface (30A) of the support column (30) and a periphery of the fϑ lens (20) surrounding a portion in which the fϑ lens (20) comes into contact with the reference support point (30C), are adhered so as to mount the fϑ lens (20).
摘要:
An f-theta lens includes three lenses in two groups. The first lens group from the entrance pupil side consists of a first lens having a negative or positive refracting power. The second lens group consists of a second lens having a positive refracting power and a third lens having a negative refracting power with the second and third lenses being cemented together. The second lens group has a positive refracting power as a whole. The following formulae (1) to (4) are satisfied. (1) 12≦ν d2 -ν d3 (2) -0.035≦Σ(φ i /ν di )≦0.005 (3) 0.7≦φ 23 ≦2.0 (4) 0.03≦d 12 ≦0.20 wherein φ i represents the power of i-th lens as numbered from the entrance pupil side standardized on the basis of the power of the whole system, φ 23 represents the power of the second lens group standardized on the basis of the power of the whole system, ν di represents the Abbe's number for the sodium d-line of i-th lens as numbered from the entrance pupil side and d 12 represents the surface separation between the first and second lens groups standardized on the basis of the focal length of the whole system. The lens is designed to correct the color aberration, over a wide wavelength range with high accuracy. Use: scanning optical system for color image recording.