Abstract: A plug for endoscope includes a flexible tube-shaped sheath through which a plurality of wires are inserted. The plurality of wires is connected to an insertion tip portion having an image capturing portion. The plug for endoscope includes a housing having a substrate accommodation portion and a sheath introduced portion. The substrate accommodation portion accommodates a substrate, a base end aperture portion of the sheath passed through an opening of the housing is arranged in the sheath introduced portion, and a part of the plurality of wires derived from the base end aperture portion is connected to the substrate.

Abstract: Plug for endoscope includes a flexible tube-shaped sheath through which a plurality of wires are inserted. The plurality of wires is connected to an insertion tip portion having an image capturing portion. The plug includes a housing having a substrate accommodation portion and a sheath introduced portion. The substrate accommodation portion accommodates a substrate, a base end aperture portion of the sheath passed through an opening of the housing is arranged in the sheath introduced portion, and a part of the plurality of wires derived from the base end aperture portion is connected to the substrate. A liquid intrusion prevention wall is provided to stand on a bottom wall of the housing, and the bottom wall is arranged under the base end aperture portion of the sheath in a substantially vertical direction, and the substrate accommodation portion and the sheath introduced portion are spatially isolated from each other.

Abstract: Plug for endoscope includes a flexible tube-shaped sheath through which a plurality of wires are inserted. The plurality of wires is connected to an insertion tip portion having an image capturing portion. The plug includes a housing having a substrate accommodation portion and a sheath introduced portion. The substrate accommodation portion accommodates a substrate, a base end aperture portion of the sheath passed through an opening of the housing is arranged in the sheath introduced portion, and a part of the plurality of wires derived from the base end aperture portion is connected to the substrate. A liquid intrusion prevention wall is provided to stand on a bottom wall of the housing, and the bottom wall is arranged under the base end aperture portion of the sheath in a substantially vertical direction, and the substrate accommodation portion and the sheath introduced portion are spatially isolated from each other.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus for capturing an image includes an imaging device, configured to obtain an image signal, a light-intensity estimator, configured to estimate a light intensity outside a shutter that limits an image capturing area of the imaging device in a state where the shutter is closed, and an exposure adjustor, configured to adjust an exposure of the imaging device located inside the shutter according to the estimated light intensity.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus for capturing an image includes an imaging device, configured to obtain an image signal, a light-intensity estimator, configured to estimate a light intensity outside a shutter that limits an image capturing area of the imaging device in a state where the shutter is closed, and an exposure adjustor, configured to adjust an exposure of the imaging device located inside the shutter according to the estimated light intensity.

Abstract: A beam scanning optical system which is compact, and in which the advancing direction of beams from deflectors to scanning lenses in a first optical system is reverse to that in a second optical system, and the beams in the second optical system are led through between optical elements in the first optical system, for scanning surfaces to be scanned.

Abstract: A multiple light beam scanning optical system includes a plurality of light sources, driving circuits, collimator lenses, cylindrical lenses for focusing light beams emitted from the collimator lens in sub-scanning directions, a beam splitter, and a deflector. The deflector has a deflection surface disposed near a point at which a light beam emitted from the beam splitter is focused by the cylindrical lens. A scanning lens, a synchronizing detector, and a sensor unit enable detection of position information of sub-scanning directions of the plurality of light beams. A control circuit drives and controls a cylindrical lens by processing an output signal from the sensor unit, and a light path correction mechanism moves a cylindrical lens on the basis of a control signal from the control circuit.

Abstract: A multiple light beam scanning optical system includes a plurality of light sources, driving circuits, collimator lenses, cylindrical lenses for focusing light beams emitted from the collimator lens in sub-scanning directions, a beam splitter, and a deflector. The deflector has a deflection surface disposed near a point at which a light beam emitted from the beam splitter is focused by the cylindrical lens. A scanning lens, a synchronizing detector, and a sensor unit enable detection of position information of sub-scanning directions of the plurality of light beams. A control circuit drives and controls a cylindrical lens by processing an output signal from the sensor unit, and a light path correction mechanism moves a cylindrical lens on the basis of a control signal from the control circuit.

Abstract: A multi-beam scanning device in which generation of differences in scanning speed and curved image planes among a plurality of beams is prevented and pitch adjustment for the plurality of beams in the sub-scanning direction can easily be performed. Cylindrical lenses are provided on respective optical paths extending from a plurality of light sources to a beam splitter, and positions of the cylindrical lenses are adjusted by optical path correcting mechanisms for adjustment of position of the respective beams in the sub-scanning direction. A sensor section receives the respective beams to output to a control circuit a detection signal corresponding to a light receiving position. The control circuit drives an optical path correcting drive circuit based on a predetermined threshold and the output signal to control actions of the optical path correcting mechanisms.

Abstract: A multi-beam scanning optical apparatus employs a beam pitch adjusting system in which the position of a first beam is detected by using a beam position detecting system composed of a knife edge shaped plate and one photo sensor, and in which the optical path of the second beam is corrected so that the position of the second beam may be at a specified distance from the position of the first beam. A further embodiment of the beam pitch adjusting systems includes a beam position detecting system using a line position sensor by CCD or PSD. A yet further embodiment of the beam pitch adjusting system includes a position detecting system utilizing the power of a beam efficiently by disposing a focusing lens on an optical path of the beam. Hence, beam pitch adjustment is facilitated, the pitch adjustment precision is enhanced, the range of pitch adjustment is optimized, the number of parts is reduced, and space is saved.

Abstract: A multi-optical beam scanning apparatus for scanning by a plurality of optical beams has a synchronization detector 6 including light receiving sensors 7a and 7b having light receiving surfaces juxtaposed in a main scanning direction of the plurality of optical beams. Synchronization of write timings in the main scanning direction of the plurality of beams is detected on the basis of signals obtained from the light receiving sensors 7a and 7b under a predetermined condition, so that accuracy of the synchronization detection is improved and the synchronization adjustment is facilitated.

Abstract: A color image-forming apparatus includes an endless belt-like photosensitive member stretched between and wound around a drive roller and a driven roller, and a plurality of developing rollers making contact with an outer surface of the photosensitive member. At least one flexure correction shaft is held in contact with an inner surface of the photosensitive member on the side remote from the developing rollers. With this construction, the condition of contact between each developing roller and the photosensitive member is made stable and uniform, and the developing conditions for all the colors become uniform so that a high-quality image can be obtained.

Abstract: An optical beam scanning apparatus comprises: an beam source emitting an optical beam; a deflector deflecting the optical beam around a center line with a deflection angle .theta. radians in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the center line at a constant angular velocity d.theta./dt; a lens system, having a focal length f in the main scanning direction, for focusing the optical beam on a recording plane perpendicular to the center line to form and scanning a beam spot on the recording plane at a constant speed in the main scanning direction, wherein the lens system refracts the optical beam from the deflection means such that the constant speed is larger than f.multidot.d.theta./dt. An emitting angle from the lens system is larger than the deflection angle by the deflector. The deflector comprises a polygon mirror unit. The lens system may have a function to compensate a surface inclination in the polygon mirror unit.