Patent ID: 7391955
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B29C,G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical element having a position-adjusting concave part that is caved towards an optical axis side on an outer peripheral face surrounding said optical axis, which is capable of adjusting position by inserting an adjusting member into said position-adjusting concave part and shifting said adjusting member in that state, said optical element comprising: a first groove extending from one end of said outer peripheral face in an optical axis direction towards other end, which has at least a first bottom face, a first side face formed in one end of said first bottom face in a width direction orthogonal to said optical axis direction, and a second side face formed in other end of said first bottom face in said width direction; a second groove connected to said first groove, which extends from said other end of said outer peripheral face in said optical axis direction towards said one end, has at least a second bottom face, a third side face formed in one end of said second bottom face in said width direction, and a fourth side face formed in other end of said second bottom face in said width direction; and said position-adjusting concave part formed in a connecting part between said first groove and said second groove, which is capable of adjusting position by said adjusting member in said optical axis direction, a revolving direction with said optical axis being a center, width direction of said first groove and said second groove, which is orthogonal to said optical axis, and in a synthesized direction that is a combination of at least two directions out of said directions, wherein: said first side face is formed at a position closer to one direction side in said width direction than said third side face; said third side face is formed at a position closer to said one direction side in said width direction than said second side face or at a same position as that of said second side face in said width direction; said second side face is formed at a position closer to said one direction side in said width direction than said fourth side face; said connecting part between said first groove and said second groove comprises at least: in a vicinity of said second groove in said first side face, a first abutting face to which said adjusting member can be placed against, which is formed in such a shape that a nodal line between either said outer peripheral face or said first bottom face becomes in parallel to said optical axis direction or in such a shape that it gradually becomes distant from said optical axis towards said one end of said outer peripheral face in said optical axis direction; at an end of said first abutting face on said second groove side or in an vicinity of said end, a second abutting face to which said adjusting member can be place against, which is formed in a such a shape that a nodal line between at least either said outer peripheral face or said first bottom face makes a prescribed angle with respect to said optical axis direction by being extended from said end towards a center side of said first groove in said width direction; in a vicinity of said first groove in said fourth side face, a third abutting face to which said adjusting member can be placed against, which is formed in such a shape that a nodal line between, either said outer peripheral face or said second bottom face becomes in parallel to said optical axis direction or in such a shape that it gradually becomes distant from said optical axis towards said other end of said outer peripheral face in said optical axis direction; and at an end of said third abutting face on said first groove side or in an vicinity of said end, a fourth abutting face to which said adjusting member can be place against, which is formed in a such a shape that a nodal line between at least either said outer peripheral face or said second bottom face makes a prescribed angle with respect to said optical axis direction by being extended from said end towards a center side of said second groove in said width direction, wherein said first to fourth abutting faces constitute at least a part of side faces of said position-adjusting concave part.