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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2008
Filed:
May. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Kohji Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Magane Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kohji Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Magane Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2005.12); B41J 27/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-beam optical scanner, in which a lateral magnification β in a composite system of an optical system between the light source for a multi-beam and the scanned surface satisfies the condition: 2<β≦8.5, and a plurality of light spots on the scanned surface execute optical scanning of the scanning lines adjacent to each other.