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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Kobayashi, Hara-mura, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A CISM includes a lens array in which a plurality of lenses is arranged in a row form so that the optical axes are parallel to one another, and an incident optical image is formed from one end side in the optical axis direction of the lens array, thereby forming an image on the other end side. The CISM includes a light blocking member in which a plurality of through holes that allow light to pass through is provided in a row form in the arrangement direction. In the light blocking member, the inner wall surface of the through holes that intersects the arrangement direction includes reflection surfaces that intersect a sub-scanning direction. The reflection surfaces reflect light incident on the same reflection surface in a direction that intersects the arrangement direction.