Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a light source configured to emit light beams, a deflector to deflect the light beams emitted from the light source, a first optical assembly which is positioned upon a light path of the light beams traveling from the light source to the deflector and which forms an image with the light beams emitted from the light source in a sub scanning direction in a vicinity of the deflector, and a second optical assembly to form the image upon a surface to be scanned with the light beams deflected by the deflector. A principal ray of two of the light beams incident to the first optical assembly, which are located at each respective terminus in the sub scanning direction, are set so as to advance so as either to remain mutually parallel to or converge with one another after passing through the first optical assembly.

Abstract: First, an inner tube member is accommodated in an outer tube member. Then, rigid powder, having high rigidity and a hard-to-magnetize characteristic, into the inner tube member. Next, magnetic powder is filled into a recessed portion of the inner tube member. Then, the inner tube member is drawn out of the outer tube member. Then, a composite filler composed of the rigid powder, magnetic powder and outer tube member is subjected to a cold hydrostatic pressure pressing process as pre-processing. Next, the composite filler is heated and solidified into a billet. Then, the billet is subjected to a hot extrusion process so that it is formed into a bar-shaped workpiece. The bar-shaped workpiece is rolled onto a roller, and then the outer tube member is peeled off. Next, the bar-shaped workpiece is subjected to a cutting process so that it is formed into an elongated bar. Then, a magnetic section of the elongated bar is magnetized into a scale structure.

Abstract: The vehicle-use generator driven by a vehicle engine at a rotating shaft thereof includes a rotor rotatably mounted to the rotating shaft, a stator fixedly located radially outward of the rotor, a cooling fan fixed to the rotor to rotate together with the rotating shaft in order to generate cooling air for cooling the stator, and a housing that houses the rotor and the stator and rotatably supports the rotating shaft. The housing is provided with ribs arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft so as to form cooling air outlet windows. The ribs are inclined with respect to a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and shaped such that widths of the ribs are gradually changed cyclically in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: To provide an ultrasound breast diagnostic system suitable for screening of breast cancer and minimizing the burden on the doctor examining the captured image. An ultrasound breast diagnostic system comprises an ultrasound breast imaging apparatus having a water bath into which left and right breasts can be dipped downward and an ultrasound probe so disposed on the bottom of the water bath to mechanically scan and adapted to three-dimensionally image the whole region of the breasts by transmission/reception of ultrasound wave, a breast voxel data creating device for creating voxel data on the entire breasts from image data acquired by the apparatus, and a display device used for interpretation of images for displaying an image for examination from the past voxel data and present voxel data on the breasts of the same subject created by the device.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a diffractive optical element. The diffractive optical element is a hybrid lens in which a resin layer is joined to a glass-lens base material, and a diffractive surface is provided in the resin layer. The diffractive surface has a multi-step structure including a plurality of zonal surfaces and a plurality of step surfaces.

Abstract: An optical deflector of the present invention includes a movable mirror and torsion bars supporting the mirror and formed integrally with the mirror. The mirror reciprocatingly vibrates to reflect a light beam to thereby deflect it. The mirror is curved in the form of an arch in a section including at least the torsion bars. The mirror deforms little during vibration even if it is thin. Small power can cause such a thin mirror to vibrate with a large amplitude.

Abstract: A common photodetecting unit detects a plurality of beams scanned by a plurality of polyhedral reflection mirrors provided in a multiple stages with a common rotation axis, and generates a synchronization detection signal based on detected beams. The reflection mirrors make a predetermined angle ?1 in a direction of rotation of the reflection mirrors. When time between two consecutive synchronization detection signals on a time line generated by the common photodetecting unit is ti, where i is a positive integer equal to or smaller than number of split beams, at least one of ti is different from others.

Abstract: An optical scanning device that scans a scanning surface with a light beam includes a light source that emits the light beam and a pre-deflector optical system that includes at least one diffractive optical element including a diffraction surface having no power at room temperature. The diffraction surface has a multi-step shape having a plurality of zone surfaces substantially perpendicular to an optical axis and a plurality of step surfaces each adjacent to each of the zone surfaces. On a cross sectional plane of the diffraction surface including the optical axis, each of the zone surfaces and each of the step surfaces makes an obtuse angle.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a surface roughness inspection system enabling suitable inspection even when the surface of the object being inspected is curved. [Means for Solution] A system having an imaging unit 20 having a line sensor 22 and scanning the surface of an object being inspected 101 in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the line sensor 22 and outputting a density signal for each pixel from the line sensor 22 and a processing unit 50 processing the density signal from the line sensor 22 of the imaging unit 20, the processing unit 50 having a means for acquiring a pixel density value based on a density signal from the line sensor 22 (S2) and a density state generating means for generating a density state information Pf showing the density state in the scan direction of the object surface based on all of the pixel density values acquired for the object surface 101 being inspected (S7).

Abstract: In an optical scanning device, when pixel density is taken to be n, number of the light beams is taken to be b, and number of the deflection surfaces of a deflecting unit is taken to be p, a spatial frequency S denoted by S=1/(1/(25.4/n×b×p) is within a range of a spatial frequency characteristic for a visual perception system of a high relative luminous efficiency. When spacing between ends in a sub-scanning direction of a scanning line formed by one scan by the deflection unit is taken to be L1, and spacing between all progressive scanning lines at the surface to be scanned is taken to be L2, then L1>(k?1)×L2 is satisfied, where k is a total number of light emitting points of a light source.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a first optical element that converts a cross-section shape of a light beam from a semiconductor laser to a desired shape; a second optical element that guides the light beam output from the first optical element to an optical deflector that deflects the light beam; and a third optical element that gathers the light beam deflected by the optical deflector onto a surface to be scanned to form a light spot thereby optically scanning the surface. At least one of the first optical element, the second optical element, and the third optical element includes a resin-made lens, at least one of the resin-made lenses has a power diffracting surface, and a surface shape of at least one of power diffracting surfaces is formed so that a power of a diffracting portion and a power of a refractive portion are cancelled out.

Abstract: A scanning optical system leads the light fluxes deflected by the polygon mirror to a photosensitive drum. An absolute value of a lateral magnification in a main scanning direction is larger than an absolute value of a lateral magnification in a sub-scanning direction. Moreover, a beam diameter in the sub-scanning direction on a surface of the photosensitive drum is equal to or smaller than a beam diameter in the main scanning direction and larger than a scan line interval.

Abstract: A deflector deflects a light beam from a light source. A scanning optical system focuses the light beam deflected by the deflector. An image carrying member is located at a focal position of the light beam and includes a surface that is scanned in a main scanning direction with the light beam focused by the scanning optical system. One pixel of an image is formed by a plurality of light spots having different focal positions in at least a sub-scanning direction. At least one light spot from among the light spots is formed on the surface of the image carrying member at a scan timing different from those of rest of the light spots.

Abstract: An optical scanner is capable of effectively correcting a difference with respect to the sub-scanning direction between the positions of optical spots for scanning photoconductor drums of a tandem type color image forming apparatus. The optical scanner includes an optical axis adjusting part. The optical axis adjusting part uses a deflecting mirror or a wedge-shaped prism to deflect the optical axis of an optical beam with respect to the sub-scanning direction. As a result, it is possible to accurately correct a resist difference among individual image forming stations and form a high-quality color image without any color displacement.

Abstract: An optical scanner is capable of effectively correcting a difference with respect to the sub-scanning direction between the positions of optical spots for scanning photoconductor drums of a tandem type color image forming apparatus. The optical scanner includes an optical axis adjusting part. The optical axis adjusting part uses a deflecting mirror or a wedge-shaped prism to deflect the optical axis of an optical beam with respect to the sub-scanning direction. As a result, it is possible to accurately correct a resist difference among individual image forming stations and form a high-quality color image without any color displacement.

Abstract: A vehicle A.C. generator has a rotor. The rotor has a pair of pole cores and magnet holders. Each pole core has a plurality of claw-like magnet poles. Each magnet holder contains a permanent magnet and placed between the adjacent claw-like magnet poles in order to prevent leakage flux. The rotor has a pair of supporting members in order to stop each magnet holder shifting in the direction of a rotary shaft of the rotor. Each supporting member has projecting parts which correspond to the magnet holders. The supporting members are fixed to one end surface of the pole cores, respectively. Each projecting part fixes the position of the corresponding permanent magnet in the rotor.

Abstract: A common photodetecting unit detects a plurality of beams scanned by a plurality of polyhedral reflection mirrors provided in a multiple stages with a common rotation axis, and generates a synchronization detection signal based on detected beams. The reflection mirrors make a predetermined angle ?1 in a direction of rotation of the reflection mirrors. When time between two consecutive synchronization detection signals on a time line generated by the common photodetecting unit is ti, where i is a positive integer equal to or smaller than number of split beams, at least one of ti is different from others.

Abstract: An image pickup device disposed in a predetermined position relative to a surface of a strained silicon wafer photographs the surface of the strained silicon wafer in a plurality of rotation angle positions on photographing conditions under which bright lines appearing on the surface of the strained silicon wafer can be photographed, in an environment where a light source device illuminates the surface of the strained silicon wafer which is rotating. A composite image in a predetermined angle position is generated from surface images of the strained silicon wafer in a plurality of rotation angle positions obtained by the image pickup device.

Abstract: An automotive alternator includes a stator winding that is made of a metal other than copper and copper alloys. The alternator also includes a built-in rectifier that includes a plurality of rectifying elements and a plurality of electrical conductors. The rectifying elements and the electrical conductors together form a rectification circuit for rectifying AC power output from the stator winding into DC power. Further, at least one of the electrical conductors includes first and second portions. The first portion is connected to at least one of the rectifying elements, and made of copper or a copper alloy. The second portion is connected to the stator winding, and made of a metal containing a metallic element that is also contained in the metal of which the stator winding is made.

Abstract: A light source unit is provided which includes a light source with a plurality of light emission portions two-dimensionally arranged; a substrate on which the light source is mounted; a first support portion supporting the substrate; a bias member biasing the substrate towards the first support portion; a coupling element coupling a light beam emitted from the light source; a second support portion supporting the coupling element; and a holding member holding a position of the substrate relative to the first support portion.