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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Suzuki, Nagano, JP;
Yujirou Nomura, Nagano, JP;
Nozomu Inoue, Nagano, JP;
Kyu Takada, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347260 ; 359215 ;
Abstract
To enable scanning by a light beam with a single unit of rotating optics, a light beam issuing from semiconductor laser 1 is launched into rotating lens mirror 3 through entrance face S.sub.1, thence directed to reflecting face S.sub.2, whereby it is deflected to leave the lens mirror 3 through exit face S.sub.3 and form a spot that scans over the imaging plane.