Patent ID: 6052211
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
A method of scanning a plurality of image-forming light beam respectively onto one of predetermined temporary image-forming surfaces via at least a rotatable image-reflecting surface and an image-focusing element, comprising the following the steps of:a) emitting the plurality of the image-forming light beams towards the common rotatable image-reflecting surface;b) rotating the image-reflecting surface so as to scan the image-forming light beams in a predetermined scanning direction as they are reflected towards the image-focusing element;b') widening a distance between the image forming light beams via the image-focusing element;c) forming independent portions of an image after said step b' as the widened image-forming light beams are projected towards the image-reflecting surface in the scanning direction; andd) directing the image-forming light beams which now form the image towards the respective one of the temporary image-forming surfaces in the scanning direction.