JPS6184620A - Laser scanning and recording device for continuous tone image - Google Patents

Laser scanning and recording device for continuous tone image

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JPS6184620A
JPS6184620A JP59206520A JP20652084A JPS6184620A JP S6184620 A JPS6184620 A JP S6184620A JP 59206520 A JP59206520 A JP 59206520A JP 20652084 A JP20652084 A JP 20652084A JP S6184620 A JPS6184620 A JP S6184620A
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light beam
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image
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Masaru Noguchi
勝 野口
Hiromi Ishikawa
弘美 石川
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Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce deformation of image on a recording surface and to record a continuous tone image with high precision by using a cylindrical instead of a cylindrical lens. CONSTITUTION:A light beam 2 which is reflected and deflected by a rotary polygon mirror 8 as a deflector is incident on the cylindrical mirror 10 through an ftheta lens 9. This mirror 10 reflects the light beam 2 passed through the lens 9 upon the recording surface 11 and converges it on the recording surface 11 only in a subscanning direction. The sum of the distance (a) from the lens 9 to the mirror 10 and the distance (b) from the mirror 10 to be recording surface 11 is equal to the focal length f9 of the lens 9. Therefore, the light beam 2 is converged on the recording surface 11 regardless of whether the polygon mirror 8 has surfaces slanted or not. Consequently, the deformation of image on the recording surface 11 is reduced and a continuous tone image is recorded with high precision.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 (発明の分野) 本発明は画像情報に基づいて変調された光ビームを偏向
して記録面上を走査せしめ、画像の記録を行なうレーザ
走査記録装置に関するものであり、特に詳細には均一か
つ正確な走査により連続調画像の記録を行なう連続調画
像のし′−ザ走査記録装置に関づるものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a laser scanning recording device that records an image by deflecting a light beam modulated based on image information to scan a recording surface. More particularly, the present invention relates to a continuous tone image recording apparatus which records continuous tone images by uniform and accurate scanning.

(発明の技術的背景および従来技術) 従来よりビーム光源から発せられた光ビームを画像情報
に基づいて変調し、変調された光ビームを偏向器に入射
させて反射偏向せしめ、一定速度て送られる(副走査さ
れる)記録面上を主走査させiil情報の記録を行なう
レーザ走査記録装置が1Φ々(;i案されている。これ
らのレーザ走査記録装βのうら、連続調画像の記録を行
なうもの、中でも近年本出願人により提案され注目を集
めている、石積性螢光体シートに蓄積記録された放射線
画像を励起光を走査することにより充電的に読み取り、
読み取られた画像信号を用いて記録用の光ビームを変調
し、この変調された光ビームを走査さL!【感材上に記
録を行ない、観察読影適性にすぐれlこ画像を得る放射
線画像情報読取記録装置などI!′lf+1麿の記録を
必要とする装置にJ3いては、光ビームによる均一で正
確な走査が要求される。しかしながら、従来の記録装置
においては、光ビームを反射偏向して主走査を行なわじ
める偏向器は^速で駆動されているために撮動によるつ
tブリングが生じやすく、このため偏向されて被走査面
上を走査づる走査線は副走査方向にゆがみをもったもの
になるおそれがある。また、特に偏向器として回転多面
鏡を用いた場合には、回転多面鏡の光ビームが入射する
各面をそれぞれ回転軸に対して完全に平行にすることは
技術的に難しく、この回転多面鏡の而倒れにより走査線
のピッチにむらが生じてしまうという問題がある。特に
この走査線のピッチむらは、高精度の読取画像を(qる
上で大きな問題となるものである。そこでこの面倒れ等
を補正するためにシリンドリカルレンズ等の光学系を偏
向器と記録面の間によGJるようにしだ記録装置が従来
伸々提案されており、その−例を第33図および第4図
を参照して説明する。
(Technical Background of the Invention and Prior Art) Conventionally, a light beam emitted from a beam light source is modulated based on image information, and the modulated light beam is incident on a deflector to be reflected and deflected, and is sent at a constant speed. Laser scanning recording devices that perform main scanning on the recording surface (which is sub-scanned) to record IIL information have been proposed. Among the methods proposed by the applicant in recent years, which have been attracting attention in recent years, is a method that reads radiographic images accumulated and recorded on a masonry phosphor sheet by scanning excitation light in a charged manner.
A recording light beam is modulated using the read image signal, and this modulated light beam is scanned L! [Radiation image information reading and recording equipment that records on a sensitive material and obtains images that are suitable for observation and interpretation. For an apparatus that requires recording of 'lf+1 times, uniform and accurate scanning with a light beam is required. However, in conventional recording devices, the deflector that reflects and deflects the light beam to perform main scanning is driven at a speed of ^^, which tends to cause blurring due to photographing, and as a result, the deflector is not deflected. There is a risk that the scanning line that scans the surface to be scanned will be distorted in the sub-scanning direction. In addition, especially when a rotating polygon mirror is used as a deflector, it is technically difficult to make each surface of the rotating polygon mirror completely parallel to the rotation axis, and the rotating polygon mirror However, there is a problem in that the pitch of the scanning line becomes uneven due to the tilting. In particular, the pitch unevenness of this scanning line is a big problem in obtaining high-precision scanned images. Therefore, in order to correct this surface tilt, an optical system such as a cylindrical lens is used with a deflector and a recording surface. A number of recording apparatuses have been proposed in the past in which GJ is moved between the two, and examples thereof will be explained with reference to FIGS. 33 and 4.

レーザ光源101から発せられた光ビーム102(よ、
画像信号出力装R105からの信号に基づい(、変調器
駆動回路104により駆動される変調器103に入射【
ノて変調された後ビームエキスパンダ106により適当
な太さにされ、さらにシリンドリカルレンズ107を通
過して、偏向器である回転多面鏡108に回転多面鏡の
回転軸に垂直な線像として入射し、回転多面鏡108が
矢印m/j向に回転するのにr1′っC反射偏向される
。第3図(よこの反射tI晶向された光ビーム102の
光路を前記回転軸と平行な方向から見た概略図であり、
第4図は前記光路を前記回転軸と垂直な方向から兇だ戦
略図である。まず第3図により偏向された光じ一ム10
2の主走査について説明すると、前記tii′1転多而
鏡108により反射偏向された光ビーム102は光路上
に設けられたfθレンズ109に入用し、この[θレン
ズ109に平行光とし【入rト+ t、 t、二尤ビー
ム102は「θレンズ109の焦点距離1’l0CIだ
けfθレンズ109から離れて設けられたrLll!録
面111上に集束し、alから82の範囲で矢印へ方向
にくり返し主走査が行なわれる。
A light beam 102 emitted from a laser light source 101 (
Based on the signal from the image signal output device R105 (injected into the modulator 103 driven by the modulator drive circuit 104)
After being modulated, the beam is made into an appropriate thickness by a beam expander 106, passes through a cylindrical lens 107, and enters a rotating polygon mirror 108, which is a deflector, as a line image perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotating polygon mirror. , when the rotating polygon mirror 108 rotates in the direction of arrow m/j, r1'C is reflected and deflected. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the optical path of the optical beam 102 with the horizontal reflection tI crystal orientation viewed from a direction parallel to the rotation axis,
FIG. 4 is a strategic diagram showing the optical path from a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. First, the light beam 10 deflected by Fig. 3
2, the light beam 102 reflected and deflected by the tii'1 rotation mirror 108 enters the fθ lens 109 provided on the optical path, and is converted into parallel light by the [θ lens 109]. The input rt+t, t, two-like beam 102 is focused on the rLll! recording surface 111, which is provided at a distance from the fθ lens 109 by the focal length of the θ lens 109, 1'l0CI, and is focused in the range of 82 from al. Main scanning is performed repeatedly in the direction.

また前記fθレンズ109と記録面111との間には1
走杏方向に延びたシリンドリカルレンズ110が5fJ
 GJられているが、これは入射した光を主走査方向と
垂直方向(副走査方向)にのみ集束させるレンズとなっ
ており、第3図においては光ビーム102を透過させる
だけである。一方、前述したように前記回転多面鏡10
8は而倒れ簀を生じることが多く、これを補正づるシス
テムを第4甲により説明する。
Furthermore, there is a
The cylindrical lens 110 extending in the running direction is 5 fJ.
GJ is a lens that focuses incident light only in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction (sub-scanning direction), and in FIG. 3 only transmits the light beam 102. On the other hand, as described above, the rotating polygon mirror 10
8 often causes collapse, and the system for correcting this will be explained in Part 4 A.

回転多面鏡108により反射された光ビーム102は前
記「0レンズ109に入射した後、fθレンズを通過し
てやや拡がった光ビーム102を前記記録面111上に
副走査方向(第4図にJ3いて紙面と平行な方向)にの
み集束させるシリンドリカルレンズ110に八射す゛る
。この時、回転多面鏡108に而倒れ等がなく、駆動さ
れていれば光ビーム102は図中の実線で示寸光路を通
るが、回転多面鏡に而倒れ等があって、回転多面鏡10
8の反射ミラー108aが108a′の方向にずれた場
合には光路は図中一点鎖線で示す光路に移動してしまう
ことになる。しかし実線で示す光路中の光ビームも一点
鎖線で示す光路中の光ビームら前記反射ミラー108a
上の同一の点から発せられた光であることから、前記シ
リンドリカルレンズ110は実線の光ビームも一点鎖線
の光ビームらともに記録面111上の同一位置a3に集
束さぜることができるので、面倒れ等により第4図の1
下方向に光ビーム102の光路がずれてもそのずれを補
正することが可能となる。このように面倒れ等の補正が
なされた光ビーム102は矢印Ch向に副正合される記
録面111上を矢印A方向に主正合しで記録が行なわれ
る。
The light beam 102 reflected by the rotating polygon mirror 108 enters the 0 lens 109, passes through the fθ lens, and is slightly expanded, and is directed onto the recording surface 111 in the sub-scanning direction (J3 in FIG. 4). At this time, if the rotating polygon mirror 108 is not tilted and is being driven, the light beam 102 will follow the optical path indicated by the solid line in the figure. However, the rotating polygon mirror has fallen down, etc., and the rotating polygon mirror 10
If the reflecting mirror 108a of No. 8 is shifted in the direction of 108a', the optical path will move to the optical path shown by the dashed line in the figure. However, the light beams in the optical path shown by the solid line and the light beams in the optical path shown by the dashed line are reflected by the reflecting mirror 108a.
Since the light is emitted from the same point above, the cylindrical lens 110 can focus both the solid line light beam and the one-dot chain line light beam at the same position a3 on the recording surface 111. 1 in Figure 4 due to surface tilt etc.
Even if the optical path of the light beam 102 shifts downward, it is possible to correct the shift. The light beam 102, whose surface tilt has been corrected in this way, performs recording with main alignment in the direction of arrow A on the recording surface 111 which is sub-aligned in the direction of arrow Ch.

しかしなから上記のような光学系により一内器の而削れ
笠の作iiにを行なう記録装置においては補1トのため
にシリンドリカルレンズを用いているために、実際には
光ビームはツベてが正確に記録面1で結像するのぐはな
く結像位置の軌跡は第3図の破線Bで示ずようにわん曲
してしまうという問題がある。この像面わん曲はfθレ
ンズのレンズ枚数を増加させていけば、かなりの程度ま
で補正りることができるが、この方法はコストの点から
みて現実的ではなく、fθレンズのレンズ枚数をコスト
を考慮にいれて現実的な枚数に抑えると(例えば3枚)
、他面わん曲を大ぎく減少させることは困難であった。
However, in a recording device that uses an optical system like the one described above to create a single-inner hat, a cylindrical lens is used for compensation, so the light beam is actually not focused. However, there is a problem in that the trajectory of the image forming position becomes curved as shown by the broken line B in FIG. 3 unless the image is accurately formed on the recording surface 1. This field curvature can be corrected to a considerable extent by increasing the number of lenses in the f-theta lens, but this method is not practical from a cost perspective, and the number of lenses in the f-theta lens is If you take this into account and keep the number down to a realistic number (for example, 3)
However, it was difficult to significantly reduce the curve.

この像面わん曲があると、特にわん曲の大きい走査線の
両端部分において前述した而倒れ等の補正精度が低下し
、走査線のピッチむらを十分に補正することができない
という不都合が生じてしまい高精度な記録画像を1【ノ
ることかできないという問題がある。
When this field curvature exists, the accuracy of correcting for the above-mentioned tilt, etc., decreases, especially at both end portions of the scanning line where the curvature is large, resulting in the inconvenience that pitch unevenness of the scanning line cannot be sufficiently corrected. However, there is a problem in that it is only possible to record highly accurate recorded images.

(発明の目的) 本発明は上記のような問題点に鑑みでなされたちのひあ
り、光ビームの記録面上における像面わん曲を小さくし
て偏向器の而倒れ等の補正精度を向上させ、ピッチむら
のない走査線による走査を可能に1゛ることにより、連
続調画像の高精度な記録を行なうことのできる連続調画
像のレーザ走査記録装置を提供することを目的とするも
のである。
(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to reduce the curvature of field of a light beam on a recording surface and improve the accuracy of correcting deflection of a deflector, etc. The object of the present invention is to provide a laser scanning recording device for continuous tone images that can record continuous tone images with high precision by enabling scanning using scanning lines without pitch unevenness. .

(発明の41+1成) 本発明の連続調画像のレーザ走査記録装置は、光ビーム
の光路にJ3いて、偏向器と記録面の間に1゛θレンズ
を設け、さらにこのfθレンズと前記記録面の間の光路
上にfθレンズを通過した光ビームを反q・1シて前記
記録面上に副走査方向にのみ集束さぜるシリンドリカル
ミラーを設けたことを特徴とするものである。レーザ光
源から発ぼられ!、:″&ビームは、両顔情報に阜づい
て光ビームを変調さける変調器に入射して変調された後
シリンドリカルレンズ′−9からなる入射光学系により
、前記1偏向器に一内器の駆動軸に垂直な?3像として
入射せしめられてa5す、偏向器により反射偏向された
光ビームは前記[θレンズおよび前記シリンドリカルミ
ラーにより記録面ヒに点像として集束され連合が行なわ
れる。
(41+1 composition of the invention) The continuous tone image laser scanning recording device of the present invention is provided with a 1゛θ lens in the optical path of the light beam between the deflector and the recording surface, and further includes a 1゛θ lens between the deflector and the recording surface. The present invention is characterized in that a cylindrical mirror is provided on the optical path between the recording surfaces for redirecting the light beam that has passed through the fθ lens by q.times.1 and focusing it on the recording surface only in the sub-scanning direction. Emitted from a laser light source! , :''&The beam enters a modulator that modulates the light beam based on the information on both faces, and is modulated.Then, the input optical system consisting of a cylindrical lens '-9 sends the beam to the first deflector. The light beam is incident as a ?3 image perpendicular to the drive axis, is reflected and deflected by the deflector, and is focused as a point image on the recording surface by the θ lens and the cylindrical mirror, and is combined.

(実IN態様) LIF、図面を参照して本発明の実/Jll態様につい
て説明りる。
(Actual IN Mode) The actual/Jll mode of the present invention will be explained with reference to the LIF and drawings.

第1図は本発明の一実施態様による連続調画像のレーザ
走査記録装置の概9を示す斜視図ぐある。
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a continuous tone image laser scanning recording apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

レーザ光源1から発ぜ°られた記録光〇ある光ビーム2
は、連続調の画像信号を出力する画像信号出力装置5か
らの信号に基づいて変調器側υJ回路1にJ、り駆動さ
れる変調器3に入射して変調された(麦、ビームエキス
パンダ6およびシリンドリカルレンズ7からなる入射用
光学系を経て矢印m方向に回転する回転多面18に、こ
の回転多面鏡8の回転軸に垂直な線像として入射して反
射偏向される。反射偏向された光ビーム2は複数枚のレ
ンズを組み合わせてなるfθレンズ9に入射後、光路上
に一ト走査方向に延びて設けられたシリンドリカルミラ
ー10に入射する。このシリンドリカルミラー10は前
記Vθレンズ9を通過した光ビーム2を感材である記録
面11上に反射し、かつ記録面11上で副走査方向にの
み集束ざlるらのである。また前記[θレンズ9から前
記シリンドリカルミラー10までの距1!!It aと
シリンドリカルミラー10から前記記録面一11−1の
走査11ン首までの距離【)どの和は[θレンズ9の焦
点距離であるf、と等しくなっている。従って前記回転
多面118のつAブリングや而倒れの有無にかかわらず
光ビーム2は記録面11上に集束し、ローラ12の回転
により矢印C方向に副走査される記録面11上を矢f■
1△方向に主走査して記録が行なわれる。
A recording light beam 2 emitted from a laser light source 1
is input to the modulator 3 which is driven by the modulator side υJ circuit 1 based on the signal from the image signal output device 5 which outputs a continuous tone image signal, and is modulated (beam expander). 6 and a cylindrical lens 7, the light enters the rotating polygon 18 rotating in the direction of the arrow m as a line image perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotating polygon mirror 8, and is reflected and deflected. The light beam 2 enters an fθ lens 9 formed by combining a plurality of lenses, and then enters a cylindrical mirror 10 provided on the optical path extending in the scanning direction.This cylindrical mirror 10 passes through the Vθ lens 9. The light beam 2 is reflected onto a recording surface 11, which is a sensitive material, and is focused on the recording surface 11 only in the sub-scanning direction. The sum of 1!!Ita and the distance from the cylindrical mirror 10 to the scanning head of the recording surface 11-1 is equal to [f, which is the focal length of the θ lens 9. Therefore, the light beam 2 is focused on the recording surface 11 regardless of whether or not the rotating polygonal surface 118 is A-blending or collapsing, and is sub-scanned in the direction of the arrow C by the rotation of the roller 12.
Recording is performed by main scanning in the 1△ direction.

ところ′C記録向1に正確に結像すべき光ビームは、実
際には前;本のようにレンズを経ると像面わん曲が1じ
てしまっていたが、従来のシリンドリカルレンズに代え
てシリンドリカルミラーを用い!コことによる本発明の
像面わん曲の低減効果について第2図を用いて説明する
However, the light beam that should be accurately focused in the C recording direction 1 actually has a curvature of field of 1 degree when it passes through a lens like a book, but instead of using a conventional cylindrical lens. Use a cylindrical mirror! The effect of reducing field curvature according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 2.

萌J1C回転多面鎮8が光ど一部2を40° (±20
°)の偏向角度′c@向し、偏向された光ビームか3枚
のレンズからなる焦点距1!llr*=544#mの「
θレンズを経てシリンドリカルレンズまたはシリンドリ
カルミラーの作用により記録面11上に380#I(±
190#lI)の範囲でシリンドリカルレンズまたはミ
ラーから85履はなれた記録面11 h−を主走査をす
るように設定された記録装置にJ3い(、シリンドリカ
ルレンズを用いた場合にはfθレンズを調整してもなお
像面わん曲の両端における記録面11から結像位置まぐ
の距離Cは4.7mとなり、この時に回転多面鏡の而倒
れが。
Moe J1C rotating polygon 8 rotates the optical part 2 by 40° (±20
°) with a deflection angle 'c@, and the focal length of a deflected light beam consisting of three lenses is 1! llr*=544#m's "
Through the θ lens, 380 #I (±
If the recording device is set to perform main scanning on the recording surface 11h- which is 85 mm away from the cylindrical lens or mirror in the range of Even so, the distance C from the recording surface 11 to the imaging position at both ends of the field curvature is 4.7 m, and at this time the rotating polygon mirror falls.

±60ぐあるとすると走査線のピッチむらは10μmと
なる。一方、本発明にJ3G)るようにシリンドリノJ
)レレンズに代えてシリンドリカルミラーをmmいた場
合にはC=0.5mと像商わん曲は大きく減少し、上述
したのと同様の而倒れが生じた場合には走査線のピッチ
むらは1.4μmとなり、面倒れによるピッチむらの油
IL精度は格段に向、トする。このため、?3精1夷の
記録が要求される連続調画像の記録、特に前述のようイ
【放)1線画株の記録に極めて適した記録装置を1!7
ることができるようにt′にる。
Assuming ±60 degrees, the pitch unevenness of the scanning line is 10 μm. On the other hand, according to the present invention, cylindrino J
) If a cylindrical mirror is used in place of the lens, the image curvature will be greatly reduced to C=0.5m, and if the same tilting as described above occurs, the pitch unevenness of the scanning line will be 1. 4 μm, which greatly improves the oil IL accuracy for pitch irregularities due to surface tilt. For this reason,? We have developed a recording device that is extremely suitable for recording continuous-tone images that require three-dimensional recording, especially for recording one-line drawings as mentioned above.
t' so that it can be done.

なJ3、本実施態様にJ3いでは回転多面鏡に光ビーム
をI!ii像として入射させるためにシリンドリカルレ
ンズを用いているがこのシリンドリカルレンズもシリン
ドリカルミラーに代えてもよい。また木実/#態様にお
いては回転多面鏡にI!il像として入(JI I、 
/、=光じ−ムは偏向されて主走査方向に関して’l’
lr光としく1θレンズに入射しているが、この11−
向された光ビームは必ずしも平行光である必要+、Lな
く、光ビームが平11光でない場合には前記fθレンズ
は記録面から自らの焦点距離だけ離れて、、Q 1)ら
れるのぐはなく、光ビームを記録面に集束さμるのに適
当<H位”?(に設【プられるようにすれば、J、い。
J3, in this embodiment, in J3, the light beam is sent to the rotating polygon mirror I! Although a cylindrical lens is used to make the light incident as the ii image, this cylindrical lens may also be replaced with a cylindrical mirror. Also, in the Kinomi/# aspect, I! is a rotating polygon mirror! Entered as an il image (JI I,
/,=The optical frame is deflected to 'l' with respect to the main scanning direction.
It is incident on the 1θ lens as LR light, but this 11-
The directed light beam does not necessarily need to be parallel light; if the light beam is not parallel light, the fθ lens will be separated from the recording surface by its own focal length. If it is set at <H position"?(J, yes, it is suitable for focusing the light beam on the recording surface.

また偏向器としては回転多面゛鏡以外の6のし用いるこ
とかぐきることは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that anything other than a rotating polygon mirror can be used as the deflector.

(発明の効果) 以1訂■1に説明したように、本発明の連続調画像のレ
ーザ走査記録装置によれば、シリンドリカルミラーを用
いたことにより記録、1m(の光ビームの像面わん曲を
低減させ、偏向器に面倒れ等が生じた際の走査線のピッ
チむらの補正精度を大きく向上さUることができるので
良好な記録画像を得ることが可能となる。またシリンド
リカルミラーを用いたためにシリンドリカルレンズを用
いた場合にその表裏面の反射によって生ずる光ビームの
F渉パターンを防止できるとともに、半導体レ−fなど
波長にバラつきのある光を用いた場合には色収差を軽減
さけることかぐきる。すなわら、シリンドリカルレンズ
を用いた場合には「θレンズと共にシリンドリカルレン
ズにおいても色収差の捕i[を行なうことが望ましいが
、走査長以上の長さを右するシリンドリカルレンズを色
収差をむくりために甲レンズ以外で構成することは困難
であったのに対してシリンドリカルミラーにa3いでは
色収差の補正をする必殻がないことから良好な画質の記
録画像を得ることができる。また、従来記録装置にJ5
いては記録光である光ビームの一部が記録面上で反射し
てしまい、この反射光がレンズ等の光学素子の表向ぐさ
らに反射しく1ml録向の走査位16以外の部分に回帰
して記録画像にゴースト&を生ぜしめるフレア現象が生
じることがあったが、本発明はシリンドリカルミラーを
用いたことによりこのフレア現象による画質の低下も大
きく軽減2Xt!ることができる。さらにコストの面か
らみrbシリンドリカルレンズはレンズ材料を用い、し
かし両面を加工しなければならないがシリンドリカルミ
ツーは不透明のもののお面に反射膜を蒸む1ればよく、
また同じ焦点距#ll[fのものを得ようとtJ−0揚
合、レンズの曲率半径R1はRl央f/2であるのに対
してミラーの曲率半径R2は1<2≠2「であり、シリ
ンドリカルミラーの方が加Tが容易であり、低コスト化
をはかることができるなど、その実用上の価値は極めて
大きい。
(Effects of the Invention) As explained in Part 1 of the 1st edition, according to the continuous tone image laser scanning recording device of the present invention, by using a cylindrical mirror, the field curvature of the light beam of 1 m (1 m) can be reduced. It is possible to greatly improve the accuracy of correcting the pitch unevenness of the scanning line when the deflector has a surface tilt, etc., making it possible to obtain a good recorded image.Also, by using a cylindrical mirror. Therefore, when a cylindrical lens is used, it is possible to prevent the F wave pattern of the light beam caused by reflection on the front and back surfaces of the lens, and to avoid reducing chromatic aberration when using light with varying wavelengths such as semiconductor laser f. In other words, when using a cylindrical lens, it is desirable to capture chromatic aberration in the cylindrical lens as well as the θ lens, but it is better to remove chromatic aberration from a cylindrical lens whose length is longer than the scanning length. Therefore, it was difficult to configure it with anything other than the instep lens, whereas with the A3 cylindrical mirror, there is no need to correct chromatic aberration, so it is possible to obtain recorded images of good quality. J5 to recording device
In this case, a part of the light beam that is the recording light is reflected on the recording surface, and this reflected light is further reflected from the surface of the optical element such as a lens, and returns to the part other than the scanning position 16 of the 1ml recording. However, by using a cylindrical mirror, the present invention greatly reduces the deterioration in image quality due to this flare phenomenon.2Xt! can be done. Furthermore, from a cost perspective, RB cylindrical lenses use lens material, but both sides must be processed, whereas cylindrical lenses only require a reflective film to be deposited on the opaque surface.
Also, if we want to obtain the same focal length #ll[f, tJ-0, the radius of curvature R1 of the lens is f/2 at Rl, while the radius of curvature R2 of the mirror is 1<2≠2''. However, cylindrical mirrors are easier to apply T and can be lower in cost, so their practical value is extremely great.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施態様による連続調画像のレーザ
走査記録装置の概要を示す斜視図、第2図は光ビームの
他面わん曲を説明するための概略図、 第3図は従来の記録装置における光ビームの光路を偏向
器の駆動軸と平行な方向からみた概略図、第4図は従来
の記録装置における光ビームの光路を偏向器の駆動軸と
垂直な方向からみた概略図である。 1・・・レーザ光源 2・・・光ビーム 3・・・変調
器8・・・回転多面鏡     9・・・fθレンズ1
0・・・シリンドリカルミラー 11・・・記録面 m 第1図 第2図 380mm −一一一一一一 第3図 第4図
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of a continuous tone image laser scanning recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the curvature of the light beam on the other side, and FIG. 3 is a conventional Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the optical path of a light beam in a conventional recording device viewed from a direction parallel to the drive axis of the deflector. It is. 1... Laser light source 2... Light beam 3... Modulator 8... Rotating polygon mirror 9... fθ lens 1
0... Cylindrical mirror 11... Recording surface m Fig. 1 Fig. 2 380 mm -111111 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 一定速度で連続的に副走査方向に送られる記録面上に、
画像情報に基づいて光ビームを変調させる変調器により
変調された光ビームを偏向器により反射偏向させること
により主走査方向に走査させて画像情報を記録する連続
調画像のレーザ走査記録装置において、ビーム光源から
発せられた光ビームを前記偏向器に該偏向器の駆動軸に
垂直な線像として入射させる入射用光学系、前記偏向器
により偏向された光ビームの光路上に設けられたfθレ
ンズ、およびこのfθレンズと前記記録面との間の光路
上に設けられ、前記fθレンズを通過した光ビームを反
射して、前記記録面上に副走査方向にのみ集束させるシ
リンドリカルミラーを備え、前記fθレンズおよび前記
シリンドリカルミラーにより前記偏向器に線像として入
射し、偏向された光ビームを前記記録面上に点像として
集束せしめることを特徴とする連続調画像のレーザ走査
記録装置。
On the recording surface that is continuously sent in the sub-scanning direction at a constant speed,
In a continuous-tone image laser scanning recording device that records image information by scanning in the main scanning direction by reflecting and deflecting a light beam modulated by a modulator that modulates the light beam based on image information by a deflector, the beam an input optical system that makes the light beam emitted from the light source enter the deflector as a line image perpendicular to the drive axis of the deflector; an fθ lens provided on the optical path of the light beam deflected by the deflector; and a cylindrical mirror provided on the optical path between the fθ lens and the recording surface to reflect the light beam that has passed through the fθ lens and focus it onto the recording surface only in the sub-scanning direction, the fθ A continuous tone image laser scanning recording apparatus, characterized in that the light beam is incident on the deflector as a line image by a lens and the cylindrical mirror, and the deflected light beam is focused on the recording surface as a point image.
JP59206520A 1984-10-02 1984-10-02 Laser scanning and recording device for continuous tone image Pending JPS6184620A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6275617A (en) * 1985-09-30 1987-04-07 Sankyo Seiki Mfg Co Ltd Optical beam scanner
JPS63281559A (en) * 1987-05-14 1988-11-18 Konica Corp Image recorder
US5343325A (en) * 1992-02-05 1994-08-30 Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. Optical scanning system with tilt correction function

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6275617A (en) * 1985-09-30 1987-04-07 Sankyo Seiki Mfg Co Ltd Optical beam scanner
JPS63281559A (en) * 1987-05-14 1988-11-18 Konica Corp Image recorder
US5343325A (en) * 1992-02-05 1994-08-30 Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. Optical scanning system with tilt correction function

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