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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1992
Yoshihiko Mishina, Otake, JP;
Masaaki Oda, Otake, JP;
Yutaka Yamamoto, Otake, JP;
Takayuki Tanaka, Otake, JP;
Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-reading device comprises a lens unit array comprising an array of distributed refractive index plastic cylindrical lens elements and plastic plates, adhering the distributed refractive index plastic cylindrical lens elements therebetween, and a plastic case containing and holding the lens unit array. The difference in the thermal expansion coefficients of the plates of the lens unit array and the plastic case is 5.0.times.10.sup.-5 cm/cm/.degree. C. or below, or more preferably, 3.0.times.10.sup.-5 cm/cm/.degree. C. or below. The plastic case is formed by connecting, in a longitudinal arrangement, a plurality of case segments formed by an injection molding.