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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoru Ono, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshio Naiki, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359205 ; 359206 ; 359212 ; 359216 ; 359217 ;
Abstract
A scanning optical system has a deflector and a scanning lens. A convergent beam is deflected at a uniform angular velocity by the deflector. The scanning lens forms the scanned beam into an image on a scanned surface to scan the surface substantially at a uniform velocity. The scanning lens includes from the side of the deflector a negative lens element and at least one more lens element. The convergent beam is incident on a surface of the deflector which faces the deflector. The scanning lens fulfills predetermined conditions.