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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1994
Osamu Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Ichimiya, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Ohsawa, Funabashi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus includes: a light source for emitting a laser light ray; a cylinder lens for converting the laser light ray into a first convergent light ray that converges only in a sub-scanning direction and remains unchanged in a main scanning direction; a deflection unit for deflecting the first convergent light ray from the cylinder lens; a focusing unit for converting the deflected light ray into a second convergent light ray that converges in the main scanning direction, and for focusing the second convergent light ray on a scanned surface as a light spot; an aperture unit, arranged between the light source and the deflection unit, for blocking an outer peripheral portion of the laser light ray and for restricting a width of the laser light ray in the sub-scanning direction to a first width of an aperture of the aperture unit; and an adjusting unit for adjusting the first width of the aperture of the aperture unit so as to eliminate a deviation of the diameter of the light spot on the scanned surface from a design value.