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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Taku Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Taku Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical splitting member splits a light beam emitted by a light source into first light beam and second light beam. A coupling member couples the first light beam. An optical system converges the second light beam on a light receiving unit. A holding member holds the light source, the optical splitting member, the coupling member, and the optical system. A supporting member supports the holding member so that the holding member is rotatable about an optical axis of the light beam.