Abstract:
The present invention is related to a scanner housing structure having an internal space for installing therein a charge-coupled device (CCD), a lens, a light gate piece and a reflecting mirror, which includes a housing floor, a first positioning device integrally formed on a surface of the housing floor for positioning the CCD, and a second positioning device integrally formed on the surface of the housing floor for positioning the lens. The present scanner housing structure is devoid of the holder used in a conventional scanner for supporting the above image pick-up elements, and allows the distance between the lens and the CCD to be directly adjusted without taking the lens and the CCD out of the scanner housing.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus has a platen, first and second carriages, a light source supported on the first carriage, a first mirror to deflect reflected light from the original document toward the second carriage, one or more second mirrors supported on the second carriage to guide the light from the first mirror to image reading device, and rail members. The first carriage has first and second mirror support portions for supporting one side edge portion of the first mirror by two points, and a third mirror support portion for supporting the other side edge portion by one point. The first carriage is supported slidably at its opposite side edge portions respectively on the rail members via slide members disposed at four right and left places including two front and back places, and a height position is adjustable for supporting the first mirror by one point.
Abstract:
A light scanning unit of an image forming apparatus to scan a light beam in forward and reverse directions, the light scanning unit including: a beam deflector to deflect the light beam, and to form forward direction and reverse direction scanning lines in an image section and first and second non-image sections respectively provided on opposite sides of the image section; a reflecting member to reflect a light beam inputted from the beam deflector; and a light detecting unit to receive a first light beam directly inputted from the beam deflector, and a second light beam inputted via the reflecting member, wherein the reflecting member includes a reflecting unit to reflect the inputted light beam to the light detecting unit, and a distinguishing unit to distinguish the reflected second light beam from the first light beam.
Abstract:
A line head includes: a first lens formed from a resin and on a glass substrate; and a light emitting element substrate that has light emitting elements arranged in a first direction, wherein a cross section of the first lens taken in the first direction and including an optical axis of the first lens has a configuration wherein a curvature of the first lens at the optical axis has a larger absolute value than a curvature of an outer peripheral portion of the first lens.
Abstract:
A lens module of a scanner is provided, including a first lens with a positive diopter, a second lens with a negative diopter, a third lens with a positive diopter, and a fourth lens with a negative diopter. The first, second, third, and fourth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object end to an image end of the lens module, and at least one of the first and fourth lenses is an aspheric lens. The fourth lens has a focal length f4 and an objective side surface with a radius of curvature R7, wherein 0.1
Abstract:
A light scanning unit of an image forming apparatus to scan a light beam in forward and reverse directions, the light scanning unit including: a beam deflector to deflect the light beam, and to form forward direction and reverse direction scanning lines in an image section and first and second non-image sections respectively provided on opposite sides of the image section; a reflecting member to reflect a light beam inputted from the beam deflector; and a light detecting unit to receive a first light beam directly inputted from the beam deflector, and a second light beam inputted via the reflecting member, wherein the reflecting member includes a reflecting unit to reflect the inputted light beam to the light detecting unit, and a distinguishing unit to distinguish the reflected second light beam from the first light beam.
Abstract:
It is an object to provide an image reading apparatus for facilitating an optical adjustment of a mirror in supporting a carriage installed with the mirror on right and left rail faces to enable the carriage to move along a platen.In an apparatus configuration where first and second carriages 3, 4 moving along an original document image on a platen at predetermined velocities guide reflected light from the original document to an image reading means 11, the first carriage 3 supports one side edge portion of a mirror with first and second mirror support portions 32a, 32b and the other side edge portion with a third mirror support portion 32c, and thus supports the mirror by three points. Then, opposite side edge portions of the first carriage are supported slidably on right and left paired rail members 5a, 5b via slide members 33a to 33d disposed at four right and left places including two front and back places. At least one of the slide members 33c, 33d, at two front and back places disposed on the third mirror support portion side for supporting the first mirror by one point, is supported to be adjustable in height portion using an adjustment screw or the like.
Abstract:
A line head includes: a first lens formed from a resin and on a glass substrate; and a light emitting element substrate that has light emitting elements arranged in a first direction, wherein a cross section of the first lens taken in the first direction and including an optical axis of the first lens has a configuration wherein a curvature of the first lens at the optical axis has a smaller absolute value than a curvature of an outer peripheral portion of the first lens.
Abstract:
An optical unit including a lens unit including a lens and an optical element configured to receive a light beam focused by the lens, and a support member configured to support the lens unit. Cutouts are provided on joint surfaces of the lens unit and the support member, respectively, such that the cutouts on the joint surface of the lens unit match the cutouts on the joint surface of the support member. The cutouts are configured to accommodate a jig inserted thereinto and rotated to move the lens unit relative to the support member and adjust a position of the lens unit in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the lens.
Abstract:
An optical component structure includes an elongate optical component, a support member to which the optical component is fixed, and an adhesive for bonding the optical component to the support member. The optical component is provided with a contacting portion and a bonding portion different in position from the contacting portion. The contacting portion is brought into direct contact with the support member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the optical component. The adhesive is applied to the bonding portion, but not to the contacting portion. Examples of the optical component include a linear light source unit and a lens unit used in an image sensor module.