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Granted Patent B2
US 7,295,722 · App. 10/853,284 · Granted Nov 13, 2007

Scanning device, laser projector, and optical device

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,295,722
App. No.
10/853,284
Granted
Nov 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A scanning device, a laser projector and an optical device that are capable of accomplishing a wide scanning area in a simple manner include a galvanomirror that is a scanning part scans a laser light in a two-dimensional direction. The laser light from the galvanomirror is incident on a scanning optical system. The scanning optical system includes a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group having the positive refracting power in this order from the scanning part. The galvanomirror is disposed in the vicinity of a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the first lens group. The first lens group and second lens group are disposed such that the focal position that is located at an exiting side of the laser light of the first lens group is approximately coincident with the focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser of the second lens group. An absolute value of the value that is calculated by dividing the focal distance of the first lens group by the focal distance of the second lens group is larger than 1.

Claims (28)

1. A scanning device, comprising:

a scanning part that scans laser light; and

a scanning optical system on which the laser light from the scanning part is incident,

the scanning optical system including a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group, in this order from the scanning part;

the scanning part being disposed in the vicinity of a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the first lens group;

the first lens group and the second lens group being disposed such that a focal position, that is located at an exiting side of the laser light of the first lens group, is approximately coincident with a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the second lens group; and

an absolute value of the value that is calculated by dividing the focal distance of the first lens group by the focal distance of the second lens group being larger than 1.

2. The scanning device according to claim 1 , the second lens group having the positive refracting power.

3. The scanning device according to claim 1 , the second lens group having a negative refracting power.

4. A laser projector, comprising:

a laser light source, providing laser light;

a scanning part that scans the laser light in a two-dimensional direction; and

a scanning optical system on which the laser light from the scanning part is incident,

the scanning optical system including a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group, in this order from the scanning part;

the scanning part being disposed in the vicinity of a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the first lens group;

the first lens group and the second lens group being disposed such that a focal position, that is located at an exiting side of the laser light of the first lens group, is approximately coincident with a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the second lens group; and

an absolute value of the value that is calculated by dividing the focal distance of the first lens group by the focal distance of the second lens group being larger than 1.

5. The laser projector according to claim 4 , the first lens group and the second lens group having the positive refracting power respectively.

6. The laser projector according to claim 4 , the first lens group having the positive refracting power and the second lens group having a negative refracting power.

7. A optical device, comprising:

a laser light source providing laser light;

a scanning part that scans the laser light; and

a scanning optical system on which the laser light from the scanning part is incident,

the scanning optical system including a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group, in this order from the scanning part;

the scanning part being disposed in the vicinity of a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the first lens group;

the first lens group and the second lens group being disposed such that a focal position, that is located at an exiting side of the laser light of the first lens group, is approximately coincident with a focal position that is located at an incident side of the laser light of the second lens group; and

an absolute value of the value that is calculated by dividing the focal distance of the first lens group by the focal distance of the second lens group being larger than 1.

8. The optical device according to claim 7 , the optical device being a printer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2004
From: YONEKUBO, MASATOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015165/0979 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2003-156825 · Jun 2, 2003 · national
JP 2004-151863 · May 21, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050024482A1 · Feb 3, 2005