Method for producing replica mirror for image recording apparatus

• US 5,838,506 A
• Filed: 09/13/1996
• Issued: 11/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.), Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Tomono, Haruo, Kimura, Kazumi, Matsuo, Yuji, Takemura, Yukio
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer, Ricky D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIKDER, MOHAMMAD YUNUS
• Application Number:
  US08/715,386
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 359/871, 359/872, 359/883, 359/900, 359/603, 156/233, 156/239, 264/261, 264/331.1, 428/433
• US Class Current: 359/871
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/08 Mirrors vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 359/90 Methods

Abstract

A method for producing a replica mirror for use in an image-forming apparatus is described. The process includes a step where a mirror base plate including a mirror surface inclined with respect to the scanning axis in the image-forming apparatus is prepared. A reflective film layer is adhered to a master plate via a releasing layer. Then an adhesive material is applied to the reflective film layer. The reflective film layer is adhered to the mirror base plate via the adhesive material by pressing the mirror base plate onto the adhesive material. The reflective film layer is then transferred to the mirror base plate by peeling off the releasing layer from the reflective film layer.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a mirror to reflect and transmit an image formed of an original in an image-forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:

(a) preparing a mirror base plate which can travel along a scanning axis in the image-forming apparatus to reflect and transmit the image formed on an original plate to a photosensitive drum, and which includes a mirror surface inclined with respect to said scanning axis;

(b) adhering a reflective film layer on a master plate via a releasing agent layer;

(c) applying an adhesive material on said reflective film layer;

(d) adhering said reflective film layer onto said mirror base plate via said adhesive material by pressing said mirror base plate onto said adhesive material; and

(e) transferring said reflective film layer on said mirror base plate via said adhesive material by peeling off said releasing agent layer from said reflective film layer.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the method includes the step of coating a protective layer on said releasing agent layer.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the method includes the step of coating a reflection enhancing film layer on said releasing agent layer.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the method includes the step of coating a reflection enhancing layer on said releasing agent layer.