Optical scanner and image forming apparatus using the same

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PATENT NO 8456502
APP PUB NO 20110221856A1
SERIAL NO

13045112

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An optical scanner, which scans at least one scanned face by a light beam, includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting points, an optical system before a light deflector configured to form a plurality of light beams from the light source, a light deflector configured to deflect the light beams via the optical system before a light deflector and scan the deflected light beams, and a scanning optical system configured to focus on the scanned face the light beams deflected and scanned by a deflection face of the light deflector, the optical system before a light deflector including a first optical element having a negative power at least in a deflecting and scanning vertical direction, a second optical element having a power only in a deflecting and scanning direction and a third optical element having a power only in the deflecting and scanning vertical direction.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO

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Shibayama, Yasuyuki Ebina, JP 35 295

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