A reflection type optical sensor for detecting a surface condition of a moving body, comprising:na light-emitting device havingna plurality of light emitter systems including at least two light-emitting members, anda light-emitting optical system including a plurality of light-emitting lenses corresponding to the plurality of light emitter systems and configured to guide light emitted from the plurality of light emitter systems to the moving body; anda light-receiving device havingna light receiver system including at least two light-receiving members, anda light-receiving optical system having a plurality of light-receiving lenses corresponding to the at least two light-receiving members and configured to guide light reflected by the moving body to the light receiver system, whereinthe plurality of light emitter systems are arranged in a direction such that optical axes of light-emitting lenses corresponding to each of the plurality of light emitter systems are between two arbitrary light-receiving members of the at least two light-receiving members.
›2.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, whereinnthe plurality of light-emitting lenses and the plurality of light-receiving lenses correspondin…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, whereinnthe plurality of light-emitting lenses and the plurality of light-receiving lenses corresponding to the at least two light-receiving members are formed into a single element,centers of the plurality of light-receiving lenses are located in different positions with respect to an optical axis of a light-emitting lens, anda planner portion parallel to the optical axis is formed therein at a border between the plurality of light-emitting lenses and the plurality of light-receiving lenses.
›3.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein at least two light-emitting members of a light emitter system are arranged to have surface symm…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein at least two light-emitting members of a light emitter system are arranged to have surface symmetry to a surface which includes an optical axis of a light-emitting lens corresponding thereto.
›4.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-receiving member is placed at a position in an optical axis of the light-receiving lens…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-receiving member is placed at a position in an optical axis of the light-receiving lens farther than a position of a light-emitting lens from a light-emitting member in an optical axis of light emitter system.
›5.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein an open-end space is formed between the light-emitting optical system and the light-receiving o…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein an open-end space is formed between the light-emitting optical system and the light-receiving optical system.
›6.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-receiving lens is a cylindrical lens which converts an incidental light only into a dir…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-receiving lens is a cylindrical lens which converts an incidental light only into a direction of an arrangement of the at least two light-receiving members.
›7.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-emitting lens of the light-emitting optical system and a light-receiving lens of the li…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-emitting lens of the light-emitting optical system and a light-receiving lens of the light-receiving optical system are formed into a single element.
›8.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-blocking member is disposed between a light emitter system and the light-emitting optic…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a light-blocking member is disposed between a light emitter system and the light-emitting optical system.
›9.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the at least two light-emitting members are configured to generate optical spots on the moving …d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the at least two light-emitting members are configured to generate optical spots on the moving body which sequentially turn on/off by turning-on/off light emitted from the at least two light-emitting members.
›10.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the at least two light-emitting members are configured to simultaneously generate optical spots…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the at least two light-emitting members are configured to simultaneously generate optical spots.
›11.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a line formed by optical spots has an arbitrary declination angel to a direction of an arrangem…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein a line formed by optical spots has an arbitrary declination angel to a direction of an arrangement of the plurality of light emitter systems.
›12.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the moving body is a fixing belt.d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the moving body is a fixing belt.
›13.↳ 1The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein one light-emitting lens of the plurality of light-emitting lenses corresponds to the at least t…d2
The reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein one light-emitting lens of the plurality of light-emitting lenses corresponds to the at least two light-emitting members.
›14.↳ 1An image generation apparatus which forms images on a recording media, comprising:nthe reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the reflecti…d2+2
An image generation apparatus which forms images on a recording media, comprising:nthe reflection type optical sensor of claim 1, wherein the reflection type optical sensor is configured to detect a surface condition of the moving body which is configured to fix images on the recording media.
›15.↳ 14The image generation apparatus of claim 14, wherein the reflection type optical sensor is placed at a width periphery position of the recording media …d3
The image generation apparatus of claim 14, wherein the reflection type optical sensor is placed at a width periphery position of the recording media which the moving body conveys, near thereby, or over a whole width of the recording media.
›16.↳ 14The image generation apparatus of claim 14, wherein the moving body is a fixing belt.d3
The image generation apparatus of claim 14, wherein the moving body is a fixing belt.
