WO2007129771A1 - 光学走査装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical scanning device used for a copying machine, a laser printer, or the like.
- a digital copying machine that forms an electrostatic latent image by irradiating a charged photoconductor with a light beam modulated according to image information, and obtains the image by an electrophotographic process such as development, transfer, and fixing.
- Printers are widely used.
- image signals corresponding to yellow ( ⁇ ), magenta ( ⁇ ), cyan (C), and black (K) are charged, exposed, and developed, and these are superimposed and transferred to transfer a full-color image.
- image signals corresponding to yellow ( ⁇ ), magenta ( ⁇ ), cyan (C), and black (K) are charged, exposed, and developed, and these are superimposed and transferred to transfer a full-color image.
- Forming full-color copiers and color printers are also widely used.
- a plurality of light beams are incident on the mirror surface of a rotationally driven deflection mirror in a sub-scanning direction, and the plurality of light beams deflected by the deflection mirror are subjected to a plurality of driven surfaces.
- There is a multi-beam stirrer that performs main scanning see Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2 0 3-2 3 6 6 8).
- This optical scanning device includes an optical beam incident on the deflecting mirror.
- a so-called underfield optical system is used in which the width in the main scanning direction of the screen is narrower than the width of one surface of the deflection mirror in the main scanning direction.
- a plurality of cylindrical lenses through which a plurality of light beams incident on a deflecting mirror are transmitted are sub-scanning directions (vertical direction).
- a configuration arranged side by side is disclosed.
- the cylindrical lenses arranged in parallel in the sub-scanning direction are not accurately arranged in the main scanning direction, the light beam that scans the surface to be scanned is in the main scanning direction.
- the writing position is shifted between a plurality of light beams. If a color image is formed using such a light beam in which the writing position in the main scanning direction is shifted, an image having a color shift in the main scanning direction is obtained.
- the scanning speed of the photosensitive drum by the light beam must also be increased.
- There are several methods for increasing the scanning speed such as increasing the rotational speed of the rotating polygonal mirror, and providing multiple light sources.
- the use of an over-field optical system that can increase the number of reflecting surfaces while suppressing the diameter of the rotating polygonal mirror is also known as a method for increasing the scanning speed.
- the overfield optical system is characterized in that the width of the light beam incident on the rotary polygon mirror in the scanning direction is larger than the width of one surface of the rotary polygon mirror in the main scanning direction.
- an optical scanning device using an overfield optical system there is a device having a lens having a refractive power only in the main scanning direction and having a light beam width in the main scanning direction of a light beam emitted from a laser light source. (Special Open 2 0 0 4-0 2 0 6 0 7).
- each optical element provided between each of the optical elements must be accurately positioned in the main scanning direction between incident optical system elements (for example, cylindrical lenses) having the same optical characteristics. If these incident optical system elements are not accurately positioned in the main scanning direction, the light quantity distributions used when the plurality of light beams respectively scan the surface to be scanned differ. When a color image is formed using such light beams with different light intensity distributions, the shades of the images differ depending on the development color (yellow, magenta, cyan, black), and they are superimposed. The color of the image cannot be obtained as desired.
- a plurality of incident optical elements having the same optical characteristics arranged in parallel in the sub-scanning direction are mainly used. If it is not arranged accurately so as not to cause a relative position difference in the scanning direction, the image quality of the obtained image will be deteriorated.
- the incident optical system element arranged at a position close to the light source if there is a relative position difference in the main scanning direction among a plurality of incident optical system elements, the light transmitted through the incident optical system element is scanned. The longer the distance to the surface (photosensitive body), the greater the impact on image quality degradation. Disclosure of the invention
- the object of the present invention is to provide a relative position difference in the main scanning direction between a plurality of incident optical system elements having the same optical characteristics arranged in parallel in the sub-scanning direction. It is to suppress.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a first light source
- a second light source arranged side by side in the sub-scanning direction with respect to the first light source
- a deflector that deflects the first light flux emitted from the first light source and the second light flux emitted from the second light source, respectively, and scans them on different surfaces to be scanned;
- a first optical member that is provided in a first optical path between the first light source and the deflector and transmits a first light beam emitted from the first light source; the second light source and the A second optical member that is provided in a second optical path between the second light source and transmits a second light beam emitted from the second light source; A second optical member arranged side by side in the scanning direction and having the same optical characteristics as the first optical member;
- a holding member for holding the side surface of the first optical member and the side surface of the second optical member and positioning the first optical member and the second optical member in the main scanning direction;
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical scanning device including an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the posture of the holding member.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an image forming apparatus equipped with the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the incident optical system in the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a manufacturing process of the cylindrical force lens used in the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a view of the holding member in the optical scanning device according to Example 1 as seen from the Y-axis direction.
- FIG. 6 is a view of the holding member in the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment viewed from the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 7 is a view of the holding member in the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment viewed from the X-axis direction, and is a view illustrating the posture of the holding member before the X tilt adjustment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an adjustment mechanism in the optical scanning device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a general example for explaining the effect of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 1 ⁇ illustrates the incident optical system in the optical scanning device according to the second embodiment. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention ''
- FIG. 1 is a view showing an image forming apparatus 15 equipped with an optical scanning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- reference numerals 16 a and 16 b denote first and second optical scanning devices each having a configuration to be described later, which are the same optical scanning devices.
- light beams (laser beams) 3C, 3Y, 3M, and 3K that are respectively light-modulated based on image information are emitted from the optical staggering devices 1.6a and 16b, respectively.
- a latent image is formed by irradiating the photosensitive drums 1 C, 1 Y, 1 M, and 1 K as the body. This latent image is formed on the photosensitive drums 1C, 1Y, 1M, and 1K, which are uniformly charged by the primary chargers 2C, 2 2, 2M, and 2K, respectively.
- 4M, 4M, and 4K are visualized as cyan, magenta, yellow, and black images, respectively.
- the visualized image is superposed on the transfer material 8 conveyed on the transfer belt 7 by electrostatic transfer in order by transfer rollers 5 C, 5 Y, 5 M, and 5 K, so that a color image is superimposed. Is formed.
- the transfer material 8 is stacked on a paper feed tray 9 and fed one by one by a paper feed roller 10 in sequence.
- the transfer belt 7 is synchronized with the image writing timing by a registration roller 11. Sent up. Cyan image, yellow image, magenta image, and black image formed on the photosensitive drum 1 C, 1 mm, 1 M, 1 mm surface while being accurately conveyed on the transfer belt 7 8 A color image is formed by being superimposed on the image by being transferred onto it.
- the drive roller 12 feeds the transfer belt 7 with high accuracy and is connected to a drive motor (not shown) with small rotation unevenness.
- the color image formed on the transfer material 8 is heat-fixed by the fixing device 13 and then conveyed by the paper discharge roller 14 and outputted to the outside of the apparatus.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the optical scanning device 16 to which the present invention can be applied.
- the first light beam 3 C and the second light beam 3 Y are transmitted through collimator lenses 3 1 a and 3 1 b and cylindrical lenses 3 2 a and 3 2 b as optical elements. Thereafter, the angle is changed by the reflection mirror 19, and after passing through the first f ⁇ lens 20, the light is condensed on the light beam reflection surface 22 of the rotary polygon mirror 21.
- the rotary polygon mirror 21 is rotated by a motor mounted on the drive circuit board 23 to deflect the incident light beam 3.
- the rotary polygon mirror 21, the drive circuit board 23, and the motor constitute a deflector.
- the deflected first light beam 3 C again passes through the first f ⁇ lens 20, is reflected by the reflection mirror 24, passes through the second f ⁇ lens 25, and is exposed to the photosensitive drum (running state).
- ⁇ ⁇ ) Irradiate on 1 C to form an electrostatic latent image.
- the deflected second light beam 3 Y passes again through the first f ⁇ lens 20, is reflected by the reflecting mirror 26 and the reflecting mirror 27, and then passes through the second f ⁇ lens 28. Irradiate onto photosensitive drum 1 Y to form an electrostatic latent image.
- Optical components such as the deflector, reflecting mirror, and f ⁇ lens described above are contained in an optical box 29 made of resin. The upper opening of the optical box 29 is closed by the lid member 18.
- the Z 'axis is the rotation axis of the deflector, that is, the rotation axis of the rotating polygon mirror 21
- the Y axis is parallel to the main scanning direction and is orthogonal to the Z axis
- the X axis is the Z axis
- the main scanning direction is the direction in which the light beam deflected by the deflector scans the surface to be scanned.
- the incident optical system includes semiconductor lasers 30 a and 30 b, collimator lenses 3 1 a and 3 1 b, and cylindrical lenses 3 2 a and 3 2 b.
- incident optical system elements having the same optical characteristics • are arranged in two stages so that they are aligned in the sub-scanning direction. Therefore, the first optical path is between the semiconductor laser (first light source) 30 0a and the rotating polygonal mirror 21 and the semiconductor laser (second light source) 3Ob and rotating polygonal mirror 2 Between 1 is the second optical path.
- the semiconductor lasers 30a and 30b are press-fitted and fixed to the laser holder 50.
- the collimator lenses 3 la and 3 1 b are bonded and fixed to the collimator lens holder 3 4.
- the cylindrical lenses 3 2 a and 3 2 b are abutted in the Y direction against the holding member 35 at the end surfaces (side surfaces) in the main scanning direction, and are fixed by adhesion. Abutting and fixing in the Y direction to the holding member 35 corresponds to positioning in the main scanning direction.
- the holding member 35 is fixed to the optical box 29 by a later-described pressing portion formed on the optical box 29 and an elastic member 51 as an adjusting means.
- each incident optical system element semiconductor laser 30, collimator lens 31, cylindrical lens 3 2
- their holding members laser holder 50, collimator lens holder 3 .
- the light flux 3 C and the light flux 3 Y are not parallel to the X axis, but are inclined by 1.5 ° in the opposite directions to the Z direction, and the relative angle between the light flux 3 C and the light flux 3 Y is 3 °.
- the optical axis of the first light flux 3C is configured to be inclined by 3 ° with respect to the optical axis of the second light flux 3Y. '.
- Cylindrical lenses 3 2 a and 3 2 b are glass lenses with power (refractive power) in only one direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical lenses 3 2 a and 3 2 b are obtained by grinding the lens surface 4 5 to a constant R with the surfaces 4 1 and 4 4 of the substantially rectangular base material 40 as the reference surface. A plurality of pieces are manufactured from one base material by cutting to a predetermined length.
- Such a lens was used with a refractive power only in the main scanning direction.
- the cut surface 42 is a reference surface in the sub-scanning direction
- the reference surface 44 in manufacturing the lens is a reference surface in the main scanning direction. That is, when the lens surface 45 is processed, the lens surface 45 is ideally arranged with respect to the optical axis when the reference surface 44 is a mounting surface with respect to the reference surface (holding surface) 36 of the holding member 35. This is advantageous in terms of accuracy.
- the method of supporting the holding member 35 on the optical box 29 is as follows.
- the X, Y, and ⁇ directions described later are the directions shown in Fig. 3.
- the pressing parts 7 1, 7 2, 7 3 and the support parts 61, 6 2, 6 3 are integrally formed in the optical box 29.
- the lower part of the holding member 35 is abutted against and fixed to the support part 61 by the pressing part 71.
- the lower portions of the holding member 35 are abutted and fixed to the support portions 6 2 and 6 3 by the pressing portions 7 2 and 7 3.
- an elastic member (clamping member) 5 1 that clamps the upper part of the holding member 3 5 in the heel direction is screw-fixed to the optical box 29.
- the elastic member 51 is provided with a spring 64 as a first elastic part and a spring 74 as a second elastic part.
- the spring 6 4 functions as a support portion for supporting the reference surface (holding surface) 3 6 of the holding member 3 5
- the panel 7 4 is a pressing force that presses the back surface of the reference surface 3 6 of the holding member 3 5 It functions as a department. ⁇
- the spring 64 is provided so as to have higher rigidity than the spring 74. That is, the spring 6 4 and the spring 7 4 have the spring constant of the panel 6 4 k, When the spring constant of the spring 74 is k ', the relationship k>k' is established. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the panel constants of the springs 6 4 and 74 is about 3: 1.
- the three places formed by the panel 6 4 and the support parts 6 2, 6 3 allow the holding member 3 5 to rotate around the X axis (hereinafter referred to as X tilt) and move in the Y direction.
- the holding member 35 is restricted from rotating around the Z axis and Y axis.
- the panel constants of the springs 7 4 and the pressing parts 7 2, 7 3 are almost the same, and the dimensional error of the holding member 3 5, changes in the posture of the holding member, and dimensional variations due to changes in the environment around the holding member are absorbed. It has a function.
- the holding member 35 is positioned according to the three support portions formed by the panel 64 and the support portions 62 and 63 when the elastic member 51 is fixed.
- the bent portions 6 5 and 7 5 of the panel 6 4 and the spring 7 4 provided on the elastic member 51 are arranged with their positions in the Z direction shifted to facilitate insertion into the holding member 35.
- the optical box 29 is provided with a rotation restricting portion 38 so that the elastic member 51 does not rotate around the Z-axis by the rotation of the screw 37 when the screw is fixed. (Support in Z direction)
- the bottom surface (surface facing the optical box) of the holding member 3 5 is abutted and fixed to the two support portions 6 7 by the two springs 6 6 as the pressing means provided on the bullet member 5 1. . .
- the present optical scanning device two incident optical system elements are arranged in two stages while being arranged close to each other in the Z direction (sub-scanning direction). Therefore, by providing the holding member 35 for positioning the two incident optical system elements in the main scanning direction, the relative position difference in the main strike direction between the two incident optical systems with respect to the holding surface of the holding member 35 can be reduced. Can be reduced. However, the perpendicularity between the holding surface of the holding member 35 and the bottom surface (the surface facing the optical box) may not be sufficient for processing accuracy, or the bottom surface of the holding member may become a cut surface and the surface accuracy may not be high. .
- the holding member 35 when the holding member 35 is attached to the optical box 29, the perpendicularity of the holding surface of the holding member 35 to the surface to which the holding member 35 of the optical box 29 is attached can be sufficiently accurate. There is no possibility.
- the holding member 3 5 holding the optical element group (optical member group) 6 8 forming the incident optical system is used as the optical box 29.
- the reference surface ′ (holding surface) 3 6 of the holding member 35 with respect to the XY plane (a plane perpendicular to the Z axis) extremely 90 °.
- the reference surface 36 must be provided so as to be a surface that is parallel or substantially parallel to the Z axis that indicates the rotation axis of the rotary polygon mirror 21 (rotation axis of the deflector).
- the optical scanning device is provided with an X tilt adjustment mechanism.
- the X tilt adjustment of the holding member 35 will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 7 shows the posture of the holding member 35 before the X tilt adjustment.
- Optical element group 6 including semiconductor lasers 30a, 30b, laser holder 50, collimator lens 3 1a, 3 1b, collimator lens holder 3 4, cylindrical lens 3 2a, 3 2b 8 is omitted.
- the X tilt adjustment of the holding member 35 is performed by sliding the elastic member 51 in the Y direction.
- FIG. 6 shows the posture of the holding member 35 after the X tilt adjustment.
- the elastic member 51 slides in the Y direction
- the holding member 35 rotates about the X axis with the base 64, the support 62, and the support 63 as support points.
- the elastic member 51 is fastened to the optical box 29 by the screw 37, and the posture of the holding member 35 is determined.
- the fixing portion according to the present invention is configured by fastening the screw 37 to the optical box 29.
- the optical member is disposed in a region on the opposite side of the holding member. As a result, the screw 37 can be fastened without interfering with the optical element.
- optical element group 68 semiconductor lasers 30a, 30b, laser holder 50, collimator lenses 31a, 31b, collimator lens holder 34, At least one of the Lindlicoreno lenses 3 2 a, 3 2 b) shall be indicated.
- FIG. 8 shows the posture of the holding member 35 after the X tilt adjustment.
- the X tilt angle after X tilt adjustment is set to be 1 'or less. This is set to the extent that image quality degradation can be tolerated in color images.
- the X tilt angle is exaggerated for the sake of explanation.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the present embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a general example for explaining the effect of the present embodiment.
- the round boss 90 protruding in the Z direction supports the reference surface 3 6.
- the holding member 35 is held at a minute angle ⁇ , the upper support point 81 of the ridge line 69 and the reference surface 36 are in point contact.
- the holding member 3 5 fixed to the optical box 29 with screws is held in the YZ plane and in the direction perpendicular to the straight line L connecting the holding point 80 and the support point 8 1.
- a centering force is generated to return the posture of the robot to the posture indicated by the broken line. Accordingly, since the residual stress is generated in the elastic member 51 with the occurrence of the aligning force, the X tilt angle variation of the holding member 35 occurs when the stress is relaxed by the environmental variation.
- the pressing portions 7 2 and 7 3 are The back surface of the reference surface 36, which is the opposite side of the support portions 62, 63, is pressed. Further, the tips of the support portions 6 2 and 6 3 are tapered, and the support portions 6 2 and 6 3 are in point contact with the reference surface 3 6 of the holding member 3 5, and the support portions 6 2 and 6 The point where 3 touches the reference plane 36 is on the same straight line parallel to the X axis.
- the angle ⁇ formed by the reference plane 36 and the direction perpendicular to the straight line K connecting the holding point 82 and the support point 83 in the YZ plane is ⁇ ⁇ .
- the angle ⁇ is in the ⁇ plane and connects the holding point 80 and the support point 8 1
- the magnitude of the alignment action force depends on the magnitude of the angle.
- the support portion 6 2 which supports the reference surface 3 6 of the holding member 35 so that the straight line ⁇ connecting the holding point 8 2 and the support point 8 3 is parallel to the shaft. Since the point 3 3 is in point contact with the reference surface 3 6, the aligning force can be minimized and the stable posture of the holding member 35 can be maintained.
- at least three support portions for supporting the reference surface 3 6 of the holding member 35 are provided, and at least two of the support portions (support portions 6 2 and 6 3 in this embodiment) are provided on the reference surface 3. It is only necessary to make point contact with 6. Further, at least one of the support portions that support the reference surface 36 may be provided in line contact with the reference surface 36.
- the holding member 3 5 is positioned in the heel direction (main scanning direction) following the three support portions that support the reference surface (holding surface) 3 6, and the three support portions and the reference surface 3 6 With the three pressing parts that press the back of the Therefore, it is pinched. Accordingly, even when the optical element group 68 disposed on the holding member 35 is adjusted after the holding member 35 is fixed to the optical box 29, the optical element is attached to the holding member 35. When adjusting by pressing against the reference surface 36, the amount that the holding member 35 tilts X can be kept extremely small.
- the reference surface 3 6 of the holding member 3 5 is abutted against the support portions 6 2 and 6 3 of the optical box 29 and the panel 6 4 of the elastic member 51, and the back surface of the reference surface 3 6 is The pressing portions 7 2 and 7 3 and the panel 7 4 having a lower spring constant than the supporting portions 6 2 and 6 3 are pressed.
- the aligning force of the holding member 35 can be minimized, and the stable posture of the holding member 35 can be maintained.
- the elastic member 51 includes both a mechanism for pressing and positioning the holding member 35 in the Z direction and a mechanism for restricting the sliding movement in the Y direction. Adjustment and fixing of the holding member 35 can be achieved with a very inexpensive configuration that requires only one. '
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment to which the present invention can be applied.
- the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the lower portion of the holding member 3 5 includes two support portions 6 2 and 6 3 and pressing portions 7 2 and 7 3 (Y direction), and the support portion. It is pressed and fixed by 6 1 and one place (X direction) of the pressing part 7 1.
- the method of supporting the holding member 35 in the present embodiment on the optical box 29 is summarized as follows.
- the lower portions of the holding member 3 5 are abutted and fixed to the support portions 6 2 and 6 3 by the pressing portions 7 2 and 7 3. Further, the upper portion of the holding member 35 is held by bonding between the upper surface 84 and the elastic member (adhesion support member) 52.
- the holding member 35 is abutted and fixed to the support portion 67 by the elastic member 52.
- the holding member 35 is supported at a total of three locations including two lower portions in the reference surface 36 and an upper surface 84.
- the holding member 35 is bonded and fixed to the elastic member 52, the thermal expansion of the holding member 35 and the adhesive 88 due to the temperature rise of the optical scanning device. Even when this occurs, the positional variation of the holding member 35 can be suppressed by the deflection of the elastic member 52. At the same time, it is possible to avoid peeling of the adhesive 88.
- the elastic member 52 has both a mechanism for pressing and positioning the holding member 35 in the Z direction and a mechanism for restricting the sliding movement in the Y direction. An effect can be obtained.
- the configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be a configuration including a plurality of elastic members 51 or 52.
- the shape of the holding member 35 and the elastic members 51 and 52 is not limited to the embodiment.
- a pressing member may be provided separately.
- the holding member 35 may be divided into two parts, a panel that pushes the holding member 35 in the Z direction and a spring that adjusts the X tilt.
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