WO2006059607A1 - 光ビーム走査装置 - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
- G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
- G02B26/10—Scanning systems
- G02B26/12—Scanning systems using multifaceted mirrors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/435—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/47—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
- B41J2/471—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light using dot sequential main scanning by means of a light deflector, e.g. a rotating polygonal mirror
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- G02B27/09—Beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, not otherwise provided for
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- the present invention relates to a light beam stirrer that scans a light beam emitted from a light source device in a predetermined direction.
- Light beam scanning devices are widely used in image forming apparatuses such as laser printers, digital copying machines, and facsimiles, barcode readers, and inter-vehicle distance measuring devices.
- a light beam scanning device used in an image forming apparatus a light beam emitted from a laser light emitting element such as a laser diode is periodically deflected by a polygon mirror to repeatedly scan a surface to be scanned such as a photoreceptor.
- information is detected by receiving, with a photodetector, a reflected beam that is reflected from the irradiated object by the scanning beam emitted from the light beam scanning apparatus.
- the reflected beam is directed to the photodetector at an incident angle corresponding to the scanning angle by the polygon mirror.
- a swinging reflecting plate may be used in addition to rotating the polygon mirror. In this case, the light beam is scanned in a certain angular range by the swinging of the reflecting plate.
- the light beam applied to the polygon mirror and the reflecting plate is light obtained by reducing the degree of divergence to some extent by a collimating lens from the light beam emitted from the light source.
- the incident area of such light on the polygon mirror or reflector corresponds to the effective diameter of the light beam reflecting surface, and the size of the polygon mirror or reflector is determined by such effective diameter (for example, Patent Document 1). 2).
- a diaphragm is disposed between the laser light emitting element and the collimating lens.
- the light beam is irradiated in a pulsed manner in synchronization with the scanning angle.
- the polygon mirror cannot be miniaturized.
- the screen device cannot be miniaturized and the productivity of the polygon mirror is low.
- the jitter characteristics that are difficult to balance are deteriorated.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-014922
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-326806
- an object of the present invention is to provide a light beam scanning apparatus capable of downsizing an optical deflection element such as a polygon mirror.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a light beam stirrer that can be further reduced in size compared with the case of using a polygon mirror.
- a light beam having a light source device and a light deflection mechanism that scans a light beam emitted from the light source device over a predetermined angle range by a light deflection element.
- the light source device emits convergent light focused in the light deflection element or in the vicinity thereof in at least one of the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
- the light source device emits convergent light focused in the optical deflection element or in the vicinity thereof in at least one of the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
- the optical deflection element can be downsized in at least one of the first direction and the second direction. Therefore, the productivity of the optical deflection element can be increased, and an optical deflection element capable of increasing the number of scanning points, for example, can be provided by utilizing the latest miniaturization technology.
- the tolerance when driving the optical deflection element is improved, so that highly accurate optical scanning can be performed, and A drive mechanism such as a motor for driving the optical deflection element can also be reduced in size.
- the light source device includes, for example, a light source and a light beam emitted from the light source at least one of a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. And a lens that guides it as convergent light focused in the vicinity of the light deflection element.
- the light source is, for example, a laser light emitting element.
- the lens when a light beam having a different divergence angle is incident on the lens in the first direction and the second direction, the lens receives the light beam emitted from the light source. It is preferable that focusing is performed at or near the light deflection element in a direction having a large divergence angle among the first direction and the second direction. That is, when the light beam emitted from the light source has an elliptical far field pattern, the light beam that is preferably converged in the long axis direction is shaped by the aperture member. It is preferable to converge the light in the major axis direction. If comprised in this way, size reduction of an optical deflection
- the lens when a light beam having a different divergence angle is incident on the lens in the first direction and the second direction, the lens receives the light beam emitted from the light source.
- a configuration may be adopted in which focusing is performed at or near the light deflection element in a direction having a small divergence angle among the first direction and the second direction.
- the lens guides the light beam emitted from the light source as convergent light that is focused at or near the light deflection element in both the first direction and the second direction. It is preferable. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the size of the optical deflection element even if the first direction and the second direction are shifted in the direction of deviation.
- a distance from the light emitting source to the focused position of the convergent light is 100 mm or less.
- the lens is, for example, an aspherical lens having a positive power, a toric lens, a toroidal lens, or a cylindrical lens.
- the lens is a curved surface having a positive power on the light emitting source side
- the light deflection element side is preferably a flat surface. If the exit surface of the lens is flat, the lens does not protrude on the exit surface side of the light source device, so that when the light source device is assembled in the light beam device, the exit surface of the lens is not damaged.
- the light source device may include a holder-shaped diaphragm member having a concave portion in which the light source can be mounted between the light source and the lens.
- the center position of the aperture opening in the holder-shaped diaphragm member coincides with the center position of the outer shape of the holder-shaped diaphragm member, and the center position of the recess is the portion of the light emitting source that is attached to the recess. It is preferable that the center position force of the outer shape of the holder-like diaphragm member is also decentered by the dimension that the center position of the outer shape of the holder is also decentered.
- the lens and the aperture opening have substantially the same outer diameter. If comprised in this way, the optical axis adjustment of a diaphragm and a lens can be performed easily.
- the lens is preferably made of a resin.
- a lens made of resin can be used.
- Such a lens made of resin can be manufactured at low cost by resin molding.
- the light deflection mechanism includes, for example, a polygonal columnar polygon mirror as the light deflection element, and a drive drive mechanism that rotates the polygon mirror about its axis. Can be used.
- the light incident on the polygon mirror is focused at or near the polygon mirror in a direction perpendicular to the rotation center axis of the polygon mirror. It is preferable to become a light beam. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the size of the light deflecting element and to perform two-dimensional light scanning.
- the light incident on the polygon mirror is transmitted in the polygon mirror in both a direction orthogonal to a rotation center axis of the polygon mirror and a parallel direction.
- the light beam is preferably focused in the vicinity thereof.
- the optical deflection mechanism includes an optical deflection disk as the optical deflection element, and a rotation drive mechanism that rotationally drives the optical deflection disk, and a disk surface of the optical deflection disk includes Preferably, a plurality of light deflection regions divided in the circumferential direction are formed, and the plurality of light deflection regions emit an incident light beam in a direction different from the adjacent light deflection regions.
- a disk-shaped optical deflection element it is possible to reduce the size of the light beam scanning device, and problems such as sinking also occur when the optical deflection element is manufactured by resin molding. Hateful.
- a transmissive optical deflection disk can be used as the optical deflection disk.
- a plurality of light deflection areas divided in the circumferential direction are formed on the disk surface of the transmissive light deflection disk, and each of the plurality of light deflection areas adjoins the incident light beam.
- the incident light beam is emitted in a direction different from that of the adjacent light deflection region.
- a reflective optical deflection disk can be used as the optical deflection disk.
- a plurality of light deflection regions divided in the circumferential direction are formed on the disk surface of the reflective light deflection disk, and each of the plurality of light deflection regions adjoins the incident light beam.
- the inclined surface is inclined in the radial direction in each of the plurality of light deflection regions, It is preferable that the inclination angle continuously changes in each of the plurality of light deflection regions arranged in the circumferential direction.
- the inclined surface is inclined in the circumferential direction in each of the plurality of light deflection regions, and the inclination angle of the inclined surface is the plurality of light polarizations aligned in the circumferential direction.
- Adopt a configuration that changes continuously in each direction area.
- the plurality of light deflection regions are radially divided in the circumferential direction.
- the light incident on the optical deflection disk is the optical deflection disk in the circumferential direction of the optical deflection disk! /, It is preferable to become a light beam that focuses in the vicinity! With this configuration, the light deflection element can be reduced in size, and two-dimensional optical scanning can be performed.
- the optical deflection disk when used as the optical deflection element, light incident on the optical deflection disk is transmitted in the circumferential direction and the radial direction of the optical deflection disk or the optical deflection disk or It is preferable that the light beam is focused in the vicinity.
- the optical deflection element can be reduced in size, and one-dimensional optical scanning can be performed in addition to two-dimensional optical scanning.
- the light deflection mechanism has a light deflection disk as the light deflection element and a rotation drive mechanism for rotating the light deflection disk, and the incident light is used as the light deflection disk.
- a transmissive optical deflection disk in which an inclined surface that refracts and emits a beam is formed on the disk surface is employed, the inclined surface has a tilt angle in the radial direction or in the circumferential direction that continuously changes in the circumferential direction. Adopt the configuration that
- the light deflection mechanism has a light deflection disk as the light deflection element and a rotation drive mechanism for rotating the light deflection disk, and the incident light is used as the light deflection disk.
- a reflective optical deflection disk is used in which an inclined surface that reflects and emits a beam is formed on the disk surface, the inclined surface has an inclination angle in the radial direction or circumferential direction that continuously changes in the circumferential direction.
- Adopt a configuration that speaks.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which light emitted from a light source device is applied to a polygon mirror in the light beam scanning device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 (a) and (b) are explanatory diagrams showing states in a first direction of a light beam emitted from a light source device used in the light beam scanning device according to Embodiment 1, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in a second direction.
- FIG. 3] (a), (b), and (c) are explanatory diagrams showing the directional relationship between the light beam convergence direction and the polygon mirror in the light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is.
- FIG. 4] (a), (b), (c), and (d) are an exploded sectional view of a diaphragm member and a light emitting source used in the light source device, an end view of the diaphragm member, an explanatory view of the diaphragm aperture, and It is explanatory drawing of another aperture opening.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic side view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a top view showing a transmissive optical deflection disk of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 are a cross-sectional view of the transmission optical deflection disk shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when the inclined surface of the transmission type optical deflection disk shown in FIG. 8 includes an inclined surface with an inclination angle of 0 °.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic side view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a top view showing a transmissive optical deflection disk according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a WW cross section of the transmissive optical deflection disk shown in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic side view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a transmissive optical deflection disk used in a light beam scanning apparatus according to a modification of Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a transmissive optical deflection disk used in a light beam scanning apparatus according to a modification of Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where light emitted from a light source device is applied to a polygon mirror in the light beam scanning device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are explanatory views showing the state in the first direction of the light beam emitted from the light source device used in the light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 1, and the second direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in.
- FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are explanatory diagrams showing the directional relationship between the light beam convergence direction and the polygon mirror in the light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the light beam device la of the present embodiment includes, for example, a light source device 10 that emits 880 nm laser light, and a light beam emitted from the light source device 10 by an optical deflection element. And an optical deflection mechanism 200 that scans over a predetermined angular range.
- the light deflection mechanism 200 has a polygon mirror 210 as a light deflection element, and a drive mechanism including a motor (not shown) that rotates the polygon mirror 210 around the axis L210.
- the light source device 10 emits a light source 20 composed of a laser diode (laser light emitting element) and a light beam emitted from the light source 20 in the optical axis direction.
- Lens 30 that guides as convergent light focused on or near the reflecting surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 or at least one of a first direction (for example, vertical direction) and a second direction (for example, horizontal direction) orthogonal to each other. And have.
- an aspherical lens having a positive power, a toric lens, a toroidal lens, a cylindrical lens, or the like can be used as the lens 30, as shown in FIG. 2 (a).
- the lens 30 is guided in the first direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction as convergent light focused on or near the reflecting surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210.
- the reflecting surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 is in a divergent light state.
- the light source device 10 has a diaphragm member 40 as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). Therefore, in the light beam apparatus la of the present embodiment, the light beam emitted from the light source 20 has, for example, the following values:
- Second direction (horizontal direction)
- the lens 30 is focused on the light beam emitted from the light source 20 having the larger divergence angle, in the first direction and the second direction.
- the lens 30 may adopt a configuration in which the light beam emitted from the light source 20 in the first direction and the second direction is focused with a small divergence angle.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is irradiated as a horizontally elongated spot on the reflecting surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 as shown in FIG. 3 (a).
- the polygon mirror 210 scans in the direction indicated by the arrow L1. That is, the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is a light beam focused on or near the reflecting surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 in a direction parallel to the axis L210 (rotation center axis) of the polygon mirror 210, and the arrow L1
- the light beam extending in the scanning direction indicated by is scanned in the direction indicated by the arrow L1.
- the vertical width of the spot formed on the reflection surface 211 is determined. Is narrow compared to the prior art. Therefore, a thin polygon mirror 210 can be used. In addition, one-dimensional optical scanning can be performed.
- the lens 30 emits the light beam emitted from the light source 20 as opposed to the forms shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).
- first direction vertical direction
- second direction horizontal direction
- the polygon mirror When the light is emitted as convergent light focused at or near the reflection surface 211 of 210, the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 irradiates the reflection surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 as a vertically long spot and emits a predetermined radiation.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is a light beam focused on or near the reflection surface 211 of the polygon mirror 210 in a direction orthogonal to the axis L210 (rotation center axis) of the polygon mirror 210, and the arrow L1
- the light beam extending in the direction perpendicular to the scanning direction indicated by is scanned in the direction indicated by the arrow L1.
- the incident light beam is substantially focused in the second direction, so that the lateral width of the spot formed on the reflecting surface is the same. It is narrower than the conventional technology. Accordingly, a polygon mirror 210 having a small outer dimension can be used. Further, a vertically long light beam is emitted from the polygon mirror 210, and the light beam is scanned in the direction indicated by the arrow L1 by the rotation of the polygon mirror 210. Therefore, when the light beam apparatus la is used for monitoring, there are advantages that two-dimensional optical scanning can be performed and the monitoring range in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction indicated by the arrow L1 is wide.
- the lens 30 has a polygon mirror 210 in both the first direction (vertical direction) and the second direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
- the light is guided as convergent light focused at or near the reflecting surface 21 1, that is, the light force incident on the polygon mirror 210, the direction perpendicular to and parallel to the axis L210 (rotation center axis) of the polygon mirror 210 Reflector 211 of polygon mirror 210 on both sides or in the vicinity
- the light beam is focused in the vicinity, it is irradiated as a very small spot
- a thin polygon mirror 210 having a small outer dimension can be used.
- one-dimensional optical scanning can also be performed.
- the polygon mirror 210 can be reduced in size, so that an inexpensive polygon mirror 210 can be used.
- the tolerance for driving the polygon mirror 210 is also improved, so that high-precision optical scanning can be performed, and the driving mechanism such as a motor for driving the polygon mirror 210 is also applicable. Miniaturization can be achieved. Therefore, the light beam device la can be greatly reduced in size.
- the light source device 10 used in the present embodiment includes a diaphragm member 40 between the light emitting source 20 and the lens 30.
- the diaphragm member 40 is a holder-shaped diaphragm member having a recess 41 in which the light source 20 can be mounted, and a diaphragm opening 42 is formed at the center of the front end surface thereof. It has been done.
- the lens 30 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B has the same outer diameter as the aperture opening 42 of the aperture member 40, and the lens 30 overlaps the aperture opening 42. Attached to the throttle member 40.
- the center position of the diaphragm opening 42 in the diaphragm member 40 coincides with the center position of the outer shape of the diaphragm member 40.
- the light emitting source 20 is a CAN type semiconductor laser
- the cylindrical case portion 21 is attached to the recess 41 of the aperture member 40.
- the laser chip 25 is mounted on the substrate 27 via the submount 26, so that the center position of the outer shape of the cylindrical case portion 21 is deviated from the light emitting point 22. It is cored.
- the center position of the concave portion 41 is set to the outer shape of the aperture member 40 by the dimension At that the center position of the outer shape of the cylindrical case portion 21 is eccentric from the light emitting point 22 in the light source 20.
- the center position force is also eccentric.
- the opening on the front end side of the cylindrical case portion 21 is covered with a transparent cover 29, and the wiring board 28 is attached to the rear side.
- an alignment hole 44 for aligning the angular position when the light emitting source 20 is held by the diaphragm member 40 is formed on the end face of the cylindrical portion 43 of the diaphragm member 40. Therefore, the center position of the diaphragm opening 42 of the diaphragm member 40 can be made to coincide with the optical axis from the light emission point 22 of the light source 20 only by mounting the cylindrical case portion 21 of the light source 20 in the recess 41 of the diaphragm member 40. In this state, the position of the light emission point 22 of the light emission source 20 (the center position of the aperture opening 42 of the aperture member 40) coincides with the center position of the outer shape of the aperture member 40.
- the position of the light emitting point 22 of the light source 20 can be set with high accuracy only by mounting the light source device 10 on the light beam scanning device la based on the outer shape of the diaphragm member 40. it can.
- the diaphragm member 40 and the lens 30 are integrally attached to the cylindrical case portion 21 with respect to the light emitting source 20, and therefore the total length of the light source device 10 is a cylindrical case. It is small with a length of 21 + 2mm.
- the lens 30 is close to the light emitting source 20, the effective diameter of the lens 30 may be small. Therefore, an inexpensive lens 30 can be used. Further, since the lens 30 is close to the light emitting source 20, the focal length is short. Therefore, since the distance between the light source device 10 and the polygon mirror 200 can be shortened to 100 mm or less, for example, about 50 mm in this embodiment, the light beam scanning device la can be downsized.
- the lens 30 is an aspheric surface (curved surface) having positive power on the light source 20 side, and a flat surface on the polygon mirror 210 side. Therefore, since the projection of the lens 30 is not on the exit surface of the light source device 10, the exit surface of the lens 30 is not damaged when the light source device 10 is incorporated into the light beam scanning device la.
- the optical axis is easy to align and there is no need to adjust the rotation. .
- the diaphragm opening 42 of the diaphragm member 40 is a round hole, and may be a long hole as shown in Fig. 4 (c). There may be.
- the aperture opening 42 having a long hole force as shown in FIG. 4 (c) is formed by an end mill, the front end face 45 of the aperture member 40 in which the aperture opening 42 is formed must be thin. preferable.
- the aperture opening 42 having a rectangular hole force as shown in FIG. 4 (d) can be formed by a discharge cage.
- the lens 30 may be a toric lens, a toroidal lens, a cylindrical lens, or the like, in addition to an aspherical lens having a positive power.
- the lens 30 may be arranged with the flat surface facing the light emitting source 20 side.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic side view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- the light beam scanning device lb shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 is a light source device 10 described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, and the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is optically deflected. And an optical deflection mechanism 300 that scans the element over a predetermined angular range.
- the optical deflection mechanism 300 has a transmission type optical deflection disk 310 as an optical deflection element, and a drive mechanism comprising a motor 350 that rotates the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 about its axis. .
- the light beam scanning device lb serves as a position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the mirror 305 that raises the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 toward the transmission light deflection disk 310 and the transmission light deflection disk 310.
- the optical encoder 306 is provided.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is incident on the transmission light deflection disk 310 while the transmission light deflection disk 310 is rotated, and the transmission light deflection disk 310 is rotated.
- the light beam is scanned in a predetermined direction.
- the drive motor 350, the mirror 305, and the optical encoder 306 are disposed directly on the frame 308, and the light source device 10 is disposed on the frame 308 via the holder 309.
- the light source device 10 is shown in FIG.
- the light beam is emitted by being directed in a direction parallel to the plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive motor 350, in other words, the disk surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the mirror 3 05 is a mirror that raises the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 in the axial direction of the drive motor 350 and makes it incident so as to be substantially orthogonal to the disk surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the mirror 305 is, for example, a total reflection mirror, and is disposed on the emission side of the light source device 10.
- the drive motor 350 is a brushless motor capable of rotating at high speed, and is configured to be capable of rotating, for example, about 1000 O (rpm).
- the drive motor 350 is not limited to a brushless motor, and various motors such as a stepping motor can be applied. Further, the light emitted from the light source device 10 may be directly guided to the transmissive light deflection disk 310 without the mirror 305.
- the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 has a center hole 319 formed at the center, and the center hole 319 is fixed to the rotor of the drive motor 350. Therefore, the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is rotationally driven around the axis of the drive motor 350 (the center of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310). The detailed configuration of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 will be described later.
- the optical encoder 306 is disposed so as to face the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 in the axial direction of the drive motor 350.
- a grating (not shown) is formed on the facing surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 facing the optical encoder 306, and the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is detected by the optical encoder 306 by detecting this grating.
- the rotation position of is detected.
- the rotation operation of the drive motor 350 is controlled based on the detection result of the optical encoder 306. Further, based on the detection result of the optical encoder 306, the light emission operation of the laser diode which is the light source of the light source device 10 is controlled.
- a photo force bra or a magnetic sensor may be used in place of the optical encoder 306 for detecting the angular position of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310.
- FIG. 8 is a top view showing a transmission type optical deflection disk used in the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG. Fig. 9 shows a cross section of the transmissive optical deflection disk shown in Fig. 6, and (a), (b), ( c) are a cross-sectional view of the XX cross section, a cross-sectional view of the Y-Y cross section, and a cross-sectional view of the ZZ cross section, respectively.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in the case where the inclined surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk shown in FIG. 8 includes an inclined surface with an inclination angle of 0 °.
- the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is formed in a flat disk shape having a central hole 319 at the center. It is formed by.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 has a plurality of radial light deflection regions 332a, 332b,... (Hereinafter referred to as the light deflection region 332) divided in the circumferential direction around the center hole 319.
- the light deflection region 332 is a region divided in the circumferential direction at substantially equal angular intervals with the center hole 319 as the center.
- the number of light deflection regions 332 is determined by the number of scanning points of light beam scanning. In this embodiment, 201 light deflection regions 332 are formed. Therefore, for example, when the scanning range of the light beam is ⁇ 10 °, the scanning resolution of the light beam is 0.1 °. Also, for example, if the diameter of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 at the position where the light beam is transmitted is 40 mm, the circumferential width at the light beam transmission position of one light deflection region 332 is 0.63 mm. . In FIGS. 7 and 8, for the convenience of explanation, the number of light deflection regions 332 is reduced.
- an inclined surface 333 that refracts an incident light beam is formed so as to be inclined in the radial direction.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed over the entire circumference only on the exit side surface (upper surface in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7) of the transmissive optical polarization disk 310, and on the incident side surface (FIG. 5). 6 and 7 is formed in a planar shape perpendicular to the axis of the drive motor 350.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed with a certain angle in each of the light deflection regions 332. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, since the inclined surface 333 is inclined in the radial direction in each of the plurality of light deflection regions 332, the radial cross section of each light deflection region 332 has a wedge shape. It is formed into a shape. More specifically, the radial cross section of each light deflection region 332 is formed in a trapezoidal shape in which the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side are parallel. In addition, the inclination angle of the inclined surface 333 continuously changes in each of the plurality of light deflection regions 332 arranged in the circumferential direction. A plurality of inclined surfaces 333 may have an inclination angle of 0 °, such as an inclined surface 333e shown in FIG. It may be included.
- the inclination angle of the inclined surface 333 is ⁇ w
- the scanning angle of the light beam emitted from the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is ⁇ s (see FIG. 6)
- the refractive index of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is Where n is
- n is the refraction angle of the material constituting the transmissive optical deflection disk 310.
- n l. 51862
- the inclination angle 0 w is 18 Just set it to 02 °.
- the inclination angle ⁇ w of the inclined surface 333 of the adjacent light deflection region 332 is gradually increased or decreased.
- the inclination angles 0 wa, 0 wb, 0 wc of the inclined surfaces 333a, 333b, 333c of the adjacent light deflection regions 332a, 332b, 332c gradually increase. It is supposed to be.
- the inclined surface 333d of the light deflection area 332d is inclined toward the inner circumference, and the light deflection area 332f.
- the inclined surface 3 33f is inclined toward the outer periphery. Then, between the light deflection region 332d and the light deflection region 332f, there exists a light deflection region 332e whose inclination angle of the inclined surface 333e is 0 °.
- the inclination angle ⁇ w of the inclined surface 333 is positive in the circumferential direction.
- the inclination gradually decreases from the inclination angle to a negative inclination angle, and after that, when the inclination angle further decreases and makes one round, it returns to the positive inclination angle.
- the positive inclination angle and the negative inclination angle are circular so that the negative inclination angle gradually decreases from the positive inclination angle, and then the negative inclination angle force gradually increases and becomes a positive inclination angle.
- the inclined surface 333 may be formed so as to repeat in the circumferential direction.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 may be subjected to antireflection treatment with a thin film or a fine structure.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 may be manufactured by directly manufacturing transparent resin by ultra-precision processing such as cutting, or may be manufactured using a mold in consideration of manufacturing cost. Hereinafter, the case of directly cutting the transmission type light deflection disk 310 will be described. It is the same.
- the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 is cut by fly cutting or shaper cutting.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed so as to be inclined in the radial direction, the advancing direction of the cutting edge used for the cutting process is set to the radial direction of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310.
- the center force of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 is also directed toward the outer peripheral side, or the direction in which the blade edge advances is set from the outer peripheral side toward the center.
- the axial feed of the material of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is set on the NC data, and this increases the inclination angle ⁇ w of the inclined surface 333 of the adjacent optical deflection area 332.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed so as to decrease.
- the transmission light deflection disk 310 is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed by the drive motor 350.
- laser light is emitted from the light source device 10, and this light beam is raised by the mirror 305 and is incident on the incident-side surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 so as to be substantially orthogonal. More specifically, the light is incident toward the center position of the circumferential width of one light deflection region 332.
- the effective diameter of the light beam incident on the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is not more than the width dimension in the circumferential direction of one optical deflection region 332.
- the effective diameter of the light beam incident on the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is equal to or less than the circumferential width of one optical deflection region 332.
- the light beam incident on the light deflection region 332 of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is refracted by the inclined surface 333 and emitted when passing through the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 4, the light is refracted in the direction of the scanning angle ⁇ si in a certain light deflection region 332 and emitted.
- the scan angle ⁇ Refracted in the direction of scan angle ⁇ s2 with an angle difference between si and 0. Therefore, light beams are sequentially emitted at intervals of 0.1 °, and a predetermined scanning range is scanned. At that time, the light beam is emitted without being refracted in the light deflection region 332e shown in FIG.
- the rotation operation of the drive motor 350 and the light emission operation of the light source of the light source device 10 are controlled based on the detection result of the rotation position of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 by the optical encoder 306. Is done. That is, based on the detection result of the optical encoder 306, the rotation of the drive motor 350 and the laser light emitted from the light source device 10 force toward the central position in the circumferential direction of one light deflection region 332 The light emission timing of the light source is controlled.
- the laser light emitted from the light source device 10 is incident on the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 while the drive motor 350 is rotated to transmit the transmissive optical deflection.
- the light beam is refracted by the disk 310, and the light beam is scanned in a predetermined direction. That is, the light beam is scanned by the refraction function. Therefore, by forming a large number of inclined surfaces 333 having different refraction angles in the circumferential direction, a predetermined scanning range can be scanned by rotating the transmissive light-polarizing disk 310 once.
- an inclined surface 333 having one refraction angle ⁇ w is formed on the transmission type optical deflection disk 310, like a deflection disk having a diffraction function.
- the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 has a flat disk shape, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the apparatus.
- the circumferential width of the light deflection region 332 at the light beam transmission position is 0.63 mm, so that the inclined surface 333 is sufficiently formed. Is possible.
- the lens 30 causes the light beam emitted from the light source 20 to emit the light beam in at least one of the two directions orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
- the light is guided as convergent light focused on or near the upper surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is a spot that extends in the radial direction (the direction indicated by the arrow L3) with respect to the light deflection region 332 of the transmissive light deflection disk 310. And is narrow in the circumferential direction of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 (the direction indicated by the arrow L2). Therefore, a large number of light deflection regions 332 can be formed even with a small transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the upper surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 in both the first direction (vertical direction) and the second direction (horizontal direction) in which the lens 30 is orthogonal to the optical axis direction is led as convergent light that focuses in the vicinity, it is irradiated as an extremely small spot. Therefore, the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 can be reduced in size and one-dimensional optical scanning can be performed.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 may be irradiated as a spot extending in the radial direction with respect to the light deflection region 332 of the transmissive light deflection disk 310, for example.
- the effective diameter of the light beam incident on the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is greater than or equal to the circumferential width of one light deflection region 332 and may enter across a plurality of light deflection regions 332. Even in such a case, the light beam incident on the light deflection region 332 adjacent to the light deflection region 332 on which the light beam is to be incident (and the light deflection region 332 adjacent thereto) is desired to be incident on the light beam. Since it is emitted in a direction away from the light beam transmitted through the light deflection region 332, it does not cause noise.
- the transmission-type optical deflection disk 310 can be downsized, and the balance when driving the disk is improved, so that highly accurate optical scanning can be performed.
- the motor 350 that drives the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 can be downsized. Therefore, the light beam device lb can be greatly reduced in size.
- the light emission source 20 emits light beams having different divergence angles in two orthogonal directions, and the light beam emitted from the lens 30 has different focal positions in the two orthogonal directions. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the light source device 10 has a vertically long spot on the front side in the emission direction, but becomes a horizontally long spot far in the emission direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 forms a vertically long spot on the disk surface of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310, and the narrow direction is the direction of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 When configured to face in the circumferential direction (the direction indicated by the arrow L2), the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 emits a horizontally long light beam having a large divergence angle in the circumferential direction.
- the light beam is scanned in the radial direction (the direction indicated by the arrow L3) by the rotation of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310. Therefore, when the light beam device 1 is used for monitoring, there is an advantage that two-dimensional optical scanning can be performed and the monitoring range in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction indicated by the arrow L1 is wide.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 used in this embodiment uses the refraction action, and the refraction angle is hardly affected by the wavelength of the incident light beam. Therefore, the light beam scanning device lb of this embodiment using the transmissive light deflection disk 310 can scan a light beam with a stable intensity. Furthermore, even if the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 has a temperature variation, the transmittance variation due to the temperature variation is small compared to the diffraction efficiency variation. Therefore, it is possible to scan a light beam having a stable intensity without being greatly affected by temperature fluctuations.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is configured to pass through the transmissive light deflection disk 310. For this reason, the refraction angle hardly changes even if a rotational shake or a face shake occurs in the transmissive light polarization disk 310 rotated by the drive motor 350. Therefore, the scanning jitter of the light beam is improved.
- the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is composed of a plurality of radial light deflection regions 332 divided in the circumferential direction, and refracts the incident light beam into each of the light deflection regions 332.
- An inclined surface 333 is formed. Therefore, it is possible to form the transmissive light polarization disk 310 with a simple configuration.
- an inclined surface 333 having a constant angle is formed in each of the light deflection regions 332, and the inclination angle ⁇ w of the inclined surface 333 of the adjacent light deflection region 332 is gradually increased or decreased. It has become. Therefore, with a simple configuration, the optical beam is sequentially applied to each scanning angle ⁇ s. 1 m can be emitted. Further, the light deflection region 332 is a region divided in the circumferential direction at substantially equal angular intervals with the center hole 319 as the center. Therefore, if the number of rotations of the drive motor 350 is constant, the light source device 10 may emit a pulsed light beam at regular intervals, so that the light source can be controlled easily.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed only on the exit side surface of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310, and the incident side surface is formed in a flat shape. Therefore, when the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 is manufactured using a mold, the mold can be easily manufactured because only one surface of the mold is required. In addition, when manufacturing transparent optical deflection disk 310 by directly cutting and manufacturing transparent resin, the surface on the incident side is flat, making it easy to fix the material. become.
- the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is subjected to antireflection processing. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the return light to the light emitting source that may cause variations in the output of the light source device 10. Further, since the transmittance is improved, the loss of the light amount from the light source device 10 can be reduced. Note that it is not necessary to apply the antireflection treatment to the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 as long as the amount of light required by the host device using the light beam scanning device lb can be obtained. In this case, the configuration of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 can be simplified, and its manufacture becomes easy.
- the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is made of a resin. Therefore, the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is excellent in productivity, and the light beam scanning device lb can be reduced in weight and cost can be reduced. For example, even if there is a temperature fluctuation of about ⁇ 50 ° C, the fluctuation rate of the scanning angle ⁇ s is 1% or less, and there is almost no influence on the scanning performance.
- the rotation of the drive motor 350 and the light emission of the light source are performed so that the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is incident toward the center position of the circumferential width of one light deflection region 332. Timing is controlled. Therefore, it is possible to accurately synchronize the light emission timing of the light emission source and the rotational position of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, and to perform appropriate light beam scanning.
- Embodiment 2 the force of scanning the incident laser beam in the radial direction is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 12 when scanning in the tangential direction of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, the following configuration may be used.
- the configuration of the present embodiment will be described. However, since the basic configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a light beam scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of the light beam scanning apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a top view showing a transmissive optical deflection disk used in the invention of the light beam scanning device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a WW cross section of the transmissive optical deflection disk shown in FIG.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 used in the optical deflection mechanism 300 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 includes an optical deflection area 332 constituting the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, as shown in FIGS.
- Each has an inclined surface 333 inclined in the circumferential direction at a constant angle.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed only on the exit-side surface of the transmission type optical deflection disk 3310.
- the inclined surface 333 is inclined in the circumferential direction in each of the plurality of light deflection regions 332, and the cross section of each light deflection region 332 has a wedge shape.
- each light deflection region 332 is formed in a trapezoidal shape with the adjacent surface to the adjacent light deflection region 332 being parallel.
- the inclination angle of the inclined surface 333 continuously changes in each of the plurality of light polarization regions 332 arranged in the circumferential direction.
- the inclined surface 333 may include one having an inclination angle of 0 °.
- the inclined surface 333 is formed so as to satisfy the above relationship, and as shown in FIG. 14, the inclined angles of the respective inclined surfaces 333g, 333h, 333i of the adjacent light deflection regions 332g, 332 332i
- the point that ⁇ wg, ⁇ wh, and ⁇ wi gradually increase is the same as in the second embodiment described above.
- the plurality of inclined surfaces 333 may include inclined surfaces 333 that are inclined by force in the direction opposite to the inclination direction shown in FIG.
- the inclined surface 333 on the left side from the center is set to the left-down inclined surface, and the inclined surface on the right side from the center is set to the right. It may be lowered.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 having the inclined surface 333 inclined in the circumferential direction is manufactured by directly manufacturing transparent resin by ultra-precision machining such as cutting. Alternatively, it may be manufactured using a mold in consideration of the manufacturing cost.
- the direction of the cutting edge used for the cutting process is set to the radial direction of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 so that one inclined surface 333 And the inclined surface 333 of the adjacent light deflection region 332 may be formed by rotating the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction while changing the inclination direction of the blade edge.
- the lens 30 causes the light beam emitted from the light emitting source 20 to be emitted in a first direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
- One of the second direction (horizontal direction) can be guided as convergent light focused on or near the upper surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 extends in the radial direction (indicated by the arrow L3) with respect to the light deflection region 332 of the transmissive light deflection disk 310, for example, as shown in FIG. It is irradiated as a spot and scanned in the radial direction. Therefore, a large number of light deflection regions 332 can be formed even with a small transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the upper surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 in both the first direction (vertical direction) and the second direction (horizontal direction) in which the lens 30 is orthogonal to the optical axis direction is led as convergent light that focuses in the vicinity, it is irradiated as an extremely small spot. Therefore, the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 can be reduced in size and one-dimensional optical scanning can be performed.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is irradiated as a spot extending in the circumferential direction (indicated by the arrow L2), for example, with respect to the light deflection region 332 of the transmissive light deflection disk 310, and is predetermined.
- a configuration in which the light beam is scanned as a divergent light beam having a radiation angle of may be adopted.
- the transmission-type optical deflection disk 310 can be reduced in size, and the balance when driving the disk is improved, so that highly accurate optical scanning can be performed.
- the motor 350 that drives the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 can be downsized. Therefore, the light beam device lb can be greatly reduced in size.
- the light emitting source 20 emits light beams having different divergence angles in two orthogonal directions, and the light beam emitted from the lens 30 has different focal positions in the two orthogonal directions. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the light source device 10 has a vertically long spot on the front side in the emission direction, but becomes a horizontally long spot in the distance in the emission direction. Accordingly, as shown in FIG.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 forms a laterally long spot on the disk surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, and the narrow direction is the direction of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 When configured to face in the circumferential direction (indicated by arrow L3), the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 emits a horizontally long light beam having a large divergence angle in the radial direction (indicated by arrow L2).
- the screen is scanned in the circumferential direction by the rotation of the transmissive light deflection disk 310. Therefore, when the light beam device 1 is used for monitoring, there are advantages that two-dimensional optical scanning can be performed and the monitoring range in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction indicated by the arrow L1 is wide.
- the light beam emitted from the light source 2 is configured to pass through the transmissive light deflection disk 310.
- the light beam emitted from the apparatus 10 may be reflected by the reflective light deflection disk 410 of the light deflection mechanism 400.
- the upper surface of the optical deflection disk 310 described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 or the upper surface of the optical deflection disk 310 described with reference to FIGS. May be used as the reflective optical deflection disk 410. Further, as shown in FIG.
- the light traveling direction is configured so that the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is reflected by the lower surface of the reflective light deflection disk 410 of the light deflection mechanism 400. May be.
- a reflective inclined surface may be formed on the lower surface of the deflection disk 310.
- the light traveling direction is refracted on the upper surface of the reflective light deflection disk 410 of the light deflection mechanism 400 and reflected on the lower surface. You may comprise. In this case, for example, the lower surface of the optical deflection disk 310 described with reference to FIGS.
- the lens 30 causes the light beam emitted from the light source 20 to be transmitted in the first direction (vertical) perpendicular to the optical axis direction.
- Direction and the second direction (horizontal direction) can be guided as convergent light that is focused on or near the top surface of the reflective light deflection disk 410.
- the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 is irradiated, for example, as a spot extending in the radial direction with respect to the light deflection region of the reflective light deflection disk 410, and is a diverging light beam having a predetermined radiation angle. Will be scanned. Therefore, a large number of light deflection regions can be formed even with the small reflective light deflection disk 410.
- the reflective optical deflection disk 410 can be reduced in size.
- the reflective optical deflection disk 410 can be miniaturized, so that the balance when driving the reflective optical deflection disk 410 is improved, so that highly accurate optical scanning can be performed and the reflective optical deflection disk 410 is also improved.
- the drive motor 350 that drives the optical deflection disk 410 can be downsized. Therefore, the light beam device lc can be significantly downsized.
- the inclined surface 333 may be formed only on the force incident side surface which is formed only on the output side surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310.
- inclined surfaces may be formed on both the outgoing and incoming surfaces! ⁇ .
- the inclination angle of the incident-side surface may be set to the same angle in all the light deflection regions 332.
- the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 is made of resin, but the transmission type optical deflection disk 310 may be made of glass. In this case, since it is hardly affected by temperature fluctuations, the temperature characteristics are stabilized and the light beam scanning device is used even in a high temperature environment. Can be used.
- the inclined surface 333 is not necessarily formed over the entire circumference of the emission side surface of the transmission type optical deflection disk 310, and is flat on a part of the emission side surface. A flat portion may be formed.
- a Hall element or MR element provided in the drive motor 350 may be used as the position detection means.
- a drive magnet of the drive motor 350 a magnet for generating a pulse, or a back electromotive force force pulse is created, and based on this pulse, the light beam emitted from the light source device 10 force is combined into one light deflection region. Control the light emission timing of the light source so that it is incident toward the center of the 332 circumferential direction.
- the light beam scanning apparatus may not include the position detection means.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 is composed of a plurality of light deflection regions 332 divided at substantially equal angular intervals in the circumferential direction as in the above-described form, the drive motor 350 rotates at a constant speed. If the light source device 10 emits a light beam in the form of a light at regular intervals, it is possible to scan the light beam appropriately.
- a light beam is emitted directly from the light source device 10 to the disk surface of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 without providing the mirror 305, and is directly transmitted to the transmissive light deflection disk. You may comprise so that it may inject into 310.
- FIG. when the mirror 305 is provided, the light source device 10 is disposed obliquely below the transmissive light deflection disk 310, and the obliquely downward force of the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is also incident on the light beam force transmissive light deflection disk 310. It may be configured as follows.
- the inclination angle is continuously in the circumferential direction.
- Adopt a configuration with a changing slope.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a transmissive optical deflection disk used in the light beam scanning device according to the modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the basic configuration of the optical beam scanning device and the transmissive optical deflection disk of the present embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and therefore, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed descriptions thereof are given. Is omitted.
- the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 according to the second embodiment the optical deflection disk 310 is divided into a plurality of optical deflection regions 332 in the circumferential direction, and an inclined surface 333 is formed in each of these optical deflection regions 332. As shown in FIG.
- an inclined surface 333 that is continuous in the circumferential direction is formed on the disk surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, and the inclined surface 333 has a continuous inclination angle with respect to the radial direction in the circumferential direction. Has changed.
- the transmission optical deflection disk 310 configured as described above has a cross section when cut along the X-X, y-y, and z-z lines shown in Fig. 16. 9 (a), (b), and (c), and the inclination angle ⁇ w in the radial direction gradually increases or decreases in the circumferential direction. Therefore, when a light beam is incident on the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 while rotating the transmissive optical deflection disk 310, the light beam is refracted by the inclined surface 333 when passing through the transmissive optical deflection disk 310. And scanned. In such a configuration, the laser can continuously oscillate to maximize the resolution.
- the tilt angle of the tilted surface 333 continuously changes in the circumferential direction, but since the incident beam diameter is small, the tilt change in this direction can be ignored, so the tangential direction of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 The scan to is negligible.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a transmissive optical deflection disk used in a light beam scanning apparatus according to a modification of Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the basic configuration of the optical beam scanning device and the transmissive optical deflection disk of the present embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment, and therefore, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed descriptions thereof are given. Is omitted.
- transmissive optical deflection disk 310 In transmissive optical deflection disk 310 according to Embodiment 3, a plurality of optical deflection regions 332 are formed in the circumferential direction, and each of these optical deflection regions 332 has an inclined surface with a constant inclination angle ⁇ w.
- a plurality of light deflection regions 332 are formed in the circumferential direction, and each of these light deflection regions 332 has a tilt angle in the circumferential direction.
- An inclined surface 333 in which ⁇ w continuously changes in the circumferential direction is formed. The shape of this surface is a quadratic function in the tangential direction, and the slope expressed by the first derivative changes continuously with respect to the tangential direction.
- the light beam incident on the transmissive light deflection disk 310 is transmitted through the transmissive light deflection disk 310 on the inclined surface 333.
- the inclined surface 333 may be a U-shaped parabola that is an example in which the inclined surface 333 is inclined only on one side, or may be a sin curve.
- a reflective layer is formed on the inclined surface of the transmissive optical deflection disk 310 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, an inclined surface that reflects and emits the incident light beam is formed on the disk surface.
- a reflective optical deflection disk can be constructed. Since the operation of such a reflective optical deflection disk is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the convergent light is focused from the light source device in at least one of the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction or in the vicinity thereof. Is emitted.
- the optical deflection element can be downsized in at least one of the first direction and the second direction. Therefore, the productivity of the optical deflecting element can be increased, and an optical deflecting element capable of increasing the number of scanning points, for example, can be provided by utilizing the latest miniaturization technology.
- the optical deflection element when the optical deflection element is downsized, the balance when driving the optical deflection element is also improved, so that the optical stray can be performed with high accuracy and the driving mechanism such as a motor for driving the optical deflection element is also applicable. Miniaturization can be achieved.
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