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GB2138162B - Scanning optical system employing two or more beams - Google Patents

Scanning optical system employing two or more beams

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Publication number
GB2138162B
GB2138162B GB08327259A GB8327259A GB2138162B GB 2138162 B GB2138162 B GB 2138162B GB 08327259 A GB08327259 A GB 08327259A GB 8327259 A GB8327259 A GB 8327259A GB 2138162 B GB2138162 B GB 2138162B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
beams
optical system
scanning optical
system employing
employing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB08327259A
Other versions
GB2138162A (en
GB8327259D0 (en
Inventor
Kazuo Minoura
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from JP1325580A external-priority patent/JPS56110960A/en
Priority claimed from JP9799380A external-priority patent/JPS5722218A/en
Priority claimed from JP9852280A external-priority patent/JPS5723913A/en
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
Publication of GB8327259D0 publication Critical patent/GB8327259D0/en
Publication of GB2138162A publication Critical patent/GB2138162A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2138162B publication Critical patent/GB2138162B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G06K15/02Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers
    • G06K15/12Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers by photographic printing, e.g. by laser printers
    • G06K15/1238Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers by photographic printing, e.g. by laser printers simultaneously exposing more than one point
    • G06K15/1257Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers by photographic printing, e.g. by laser printers simultaneously exposing more than one point on more than one main scanning line
    • G06K15/1261Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers by photographic printing, e.g. by laser printers simultaneously exposing more than one point on more than one main scanning line using an array of light sources
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/435Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/47Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
    • B41J2/471Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light using dot sequential main scanning by means of a light deflector, e.g. a rotating polygonal mirror
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/10Scanning systems
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/10Scanning systems
    • G02B26/12Scanning systems using multifaceted mirrors
    • G02B26/123Multibeam scanners, e.g. using multiple light sources or beam splitters
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/04Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa
    • H04N1/19Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays
    • H04N1/191Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays the array comprising a one-dimensional array, or a combination of one-dimensional arrays, or a substantially one-dimensional array, e.g. an array of staggered elements
    • H04N1/1911Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously scanning picture elements on more than one main scanning line, e.g. scanning in swaths
    • H04N1/1912Scanning main scanning lines which are spaced apart from one another in the sub-scanning direction
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/23Reproducing arrangements
    • H04N1/29Reproducing arrangements involving production of an electrostatic intermediate picture

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Optical Scanning Systems (AREA)
  • Facsimile Scanning Arrangements (AREA)
GB08327259A 1980-02-06 1983-10-12 Scanning optical system employing two or more beams Expired GB2138162B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1325580A JPS56110960A (en) 1980-02-06 1980-02-06 Recorder
JP9799380A JPS5722218A (en) 1980-07-16 1980-07-16 Scanning optical system using plural beams
JP9852280A JPS5723913A (en) 1980-07-17 1980-07-17 Scanning recorder using plural beams

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8327259D0 GB8327259D0 (en) 1983-11-16
GB2138162A GB2138162A (en) 1984-10-17
GB2138162B true GB2138162B (en) 1985-05-01

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Family Applications (2)

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GB8103627A Expired GB2069176B (en) 1980-02-06 1981-02-05 Optical mechanical scanning using several light beams
GB08327259A Expired GB2138162B (en) 1980-02-06 1983-10-12 Scanning optical system employing two or more beams

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB8103627A Expired GB2069176B (en) 1980-02-06 1981-02-05 Optical mechanical scanning using several light beams

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GB (2) GB2069176B (en)

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US5550668A (en) * 1994-11-21 1996-08-27 Xerox Corporation Multispot polygon ROS with maximized line separation depth of focus
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JPH09281420A (en) 1996-04-10 1997-10-31 Minolta Co Ltd Laser beam scanning optical device
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US7800805B2 (en) 2006-07-24 2010-09-21 Ricoh Company, Limited Optical Scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus
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JPS6033019B2 (en) * 1978-06-05 1985-07-31 株式会社日立製作所 optical recording device
US4474422A (en) * 1979-11-13 1984-10-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Optical scanning apparatus having an array of light sources
JPS5754914A (en) * 1980-09-18 1982-04-01 Canon Inc Plural beam scanning optical system having variable magnification function

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DE3104236C2 (en) 1991-01-03
GB2069176B (en) 1984-10-24
DE3104236A1 (en) 1981-12-24
GB2138162A (en) 1984-10-17
GB2069176A (en) 1981-08-19
GB8327259D0 (en) 1983-11-16

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Effective date: 20010204