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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Susumu Momma, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Miyagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidemasa Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Momma, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Miyagaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidemasa Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reflective optical sensor for detecting surface information on a moving element moving in a certain direction includes at least one light emitter, a light emitting lens provided between the light emitter and a surface of the moving element and formed to become conjugated with the light emitter in the moving direction of the moving element in a longer distance from the light emitter than in a vertical direction relative to the moving direction, at least one light receiver, and a light receiving lens provided between the light receiver and the surface of the moving element.