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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1996
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus for scanning a light beam as a spot image on an image-forming plane apart from a light source, or reversely, for optically reading the graphic image of an object, in which stable high-resolution scanning is embodied. The apparatus includes a light source for providing a collimated beam, a cylindrical lens for linear focusing of the beam in a subscanning direction, a deflector for deflecting the beam in the main scanning direction, plastic toroidal lenses for image-forming the deflected beam and for focusing it to form a spot image, so that the three toroidal lenses have a small F.sub.No and compensate for the tilted mirror surface of the deflector, and allows stable scanning with high resolution that produces high-quality images in optical apparatus such as laser printers and facsimile machines.