Abstract:
There is provided a method of manufacturing an image sensor unit, the image sensor unit including: a linear light source that illuminates a document along a main scanning direction; a rod lens array that includes a plurality of rod lenses arranged in the main scanning direction and condenses a light reflected from the document; and a linear image sensor that receives a light condensed by the rod lens array. When a rod lens having an optically discontinuous portion on a surface and/or interior of the rod lens is included, the rod lens array is arranged such that the optically discontinuous portion is not located toward the document.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a lens array plate includes: forming a light shielding film on a flat surface of a dielectric substrate; forming a plurality of convex lenses on the flat surface of the dielectric substrate by press molding the dielectric substrate with the light shielding film; and forming a stack of two lens array plates manufactured by press molding. The light shielding film is not formed in a lens formation area in which the convex lens is formed.
Abstract:
An imaging optical system includes a plurality of lens optical system rows each including a plurality of lens optical systems arranged in a first direction. The plurality of lens optical system rows is arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and to an optical axis direction. Each of the plurality of lens optical systems in each of the plurality of lens optical system rows is configured to form an erect equal-magnification image in a cross section perpendicular to the second direction and configured to form an inverted image in across section perpendicular to the first direction. Ina cross section perpendicular to the optical axis direction, optical axes of the respective plurality of lens optical systems in adjoining ones of the plurality of lens optical system rows are separate from one another in the first direction and are located on the a line.
Abstract:
Two aperture members are disposed on each side of a lens array. In one aperture member, decreasingly tapered through holes having a cross sectional area that gradually decreases in a light incident direction and increasingly tapered through holes having a cross sectional area that gradually increases in the light incident direction are alternatively arranged. The other aperture member that is oppositely disposed with respect to the lens array has the same configuration. The center axes of the decreasingly tapered through holes and the center axes of the increasingly tapered through holes are coincident with each other. This enables to achieve an image forming optical element that has a large amount of light and less irregularity of the amount of light.
Abstract:
An optical alignment method is for an optical module including a housing unit, a light-sensing unit, and a lens unit. The method includes: (a) through image-capturing techniques, finding a light-sensing component of the light-sensing unit and a predetermined reference point, and determining an actual total optical path length between the light-sensing component and an object position; (b) subtracting a correction distance from the actual total optical path length to obtain a corrected total optical path length; (c) finding a first center line that divides the corrected total optical path length in half; (d) through image-capturing techniques, finding opposite first and second edges of the lens unit, and determining a lens length between the first and second edges; (e) finding a second center line that divides the lens length in half; and (f) assembling the lens unit to the housing unit such that the first and second center lines overlap.
Abstract:
An optical carriage of scanner has a mirror assembly and a device assembly, the mirror assembly has a mirror mount, some mirror holder, and some supporters, and the device assembly has a chassis. In this invention, the mirror assembly and the device assembly are mechanically connected after separately formation. Further, to ensure correct shape of these mirror holders and these supporters, they could be formed by metal punch, plastic ejection, or plastic process.
Abstract:
An optical carriage of scanner has a mirror assembly and a device assembly, the mirror assembly has a mirror mount, some mirror holder, and some supporters, and the device assembly has a chassis. In this invention, the mirror assembly and the device assembly are mechanically connected after separately formation. Further, to ensure correct shape of these mirror holders and these supporters, they could be formed by metal punch, plastic ejection, or plastic process.
Abstract:
A CCD and CMOS image pickup module including a circuit main board on which an image sensor (CMOS, CCD) and relevant electronic elements are laid. A lens seat is disposed on an upper edge of a package of the image sensor. The lens seat has an image pickup cylinder correspondingly positioned above a coupling transistor of the image sensor. The lens seat covers and encloses the image sensor with the connecting section of the bottom of the image pickup cylinder sealedly attaching to the periphery of the top face of the package of the image sensor. With the profile of the outer periphery of the package of the image sensor serving as a normal standard for the axis of the lens, the axis of the lens being projected onto the sensor center of the coupling transistor.
Abstract:
A method of making a casing of an image sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing the casing, and applying a static electricity preventive to the casing. The casing is formed with a light passage configured to conduct light emitted from a light source. The static electricity preventive is applied to the inner surfaces of the casing defining the light passage. While the application of the preventive is performed, flashes formed at the light passage are removed.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to arrangement wherein an object is scanned by a columnar light spot traveling in a first coordinate direction (x). The light scattered or transmitted from the object is directed to a linear detector whose individual, sequentially scanned elements effect the resolution of the object in the second coordinate direction (y). The object is scanned via a first layer of mutually adjacent light-conductive fibers which are placed directly on the object. A second layer of fibers overlaps the first layer in crosswise fashion and directs the scattered light toward the detector. In the region where the fiber layers overlap, the cores of the fibers are exposed on the side thereof facing the object and are covered with diffraction gratings to couple the light into and out of the fiber cores.