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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahide Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kiwamu Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Kanashiki, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Yamato, JP;
Yuichiro Yoshimura, Kamakura, JP;
Katsuyuki Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 ;
Abstract
A first cylindrical lens and a first linear sensor are constructed on the X axis, a second cylindrical lens and a second linear sensor are constructed on the Y axis, the X and Y axes are orthogonal, and the image width of a beam spot formed by each of the first and second cylindrical lenses is larger than each pixel of the corresponding first and second linear sensors.