CA1284186C - Semiconductor laser treatment unit - Google Patents

Abstract

Semiconductor Laser Treatment Unit Abstract This semiconductor laser treatment unit is constructed of a laser radiation device 1 and a control box 67 which houses a control mechanism for controlling this laser radiation device 1. The laser radiation device has at its tip a cap 3 which has a pair of touch sensors 69 in the vicinity of a laser emission aperture 68, multiple semiconductor lasers 10, and a series of lenses which make the laser beams emitted from the semiconductor lasers parallel and also focus them to a single point to form a laser beam for use in medical treatment. Further the unit is provided with a means of adjusting the degree of convergence required to create a medical treatment laser beam from the laser beams emitted from multiple semiconductor lasers, a means of precisely and easily determining the status of laser beam emission, thus making the device easier to use and enhancing its safety during use, and a means of eliminating any unpleasant sensation caused to the patient by the touch sensors 69.

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Semiconductor Laser Treatment Unit Technical Field The semiconduotor laser -treatment unit of this invention consists of a laser radiation devics and a control box which houses a control mechanism used to control the laser radiation device via a cable. The said laser radiation de~ice is provided at its tip with a cap which has a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture. I-t also is provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers, and lenses for focusing to a single point individual laser ~eams radiated in parallel from these multiple semiconductor lasers, thus formin~ an optical laser beam used in medical treatment.
Background to the Invention Previously known semiconductor lassr treatment devices hav0 been described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication (Ibku-kai) Sho 58-86178, 58-89278, and 59-105445. However, this prior art had the following defects whi~h needed improvement.
The first problem involved the means of re~ulating the degree of convergence of the laser beams emltted from the multiple semiconductor lasers. In other words, the luminous output of the : - ' ' - , ;

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~%~I~L186 semiconductor lasers used today is r~stricked To obtain the intensity o~ beam output required for usc in medical treatment, multiple semiconductor lasers have to be oombined, and the laser be~ms from thern fooused at a partioular point. To achieve this, laser beams are emi-tted ~rorn multiple semiconductor lasers, and the output ~eams are aligned in parallel by the corresponding first lenses, and are made to fall on the second lens at right angles and at a specified place on its circumference. Howeverl because the quality of the laser beam variesJ and because the laser beam emission position~ ie the part emitting the radiated beam, may be positioned slightly higher or lowerJ or further to the ront or rearJ and the angle o~` laser beam emission variesJ
it is difficult to obtain the desired angle of incidence of the laser beams without adjusting the relative positions of the semiconductor laserJ first lens and second lens. Various adjustments are then requiredJ such as the positioning of the semiconductor lasers and the corresponding first lenses at the specified circumference in relation to the se~ond lensJ within a precision of several tens to several micronsJ then aligning the emission points oP the semioonduotor laser b~ams with the - :: . , ~ . . .

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~L2~4~36 foouses o~ the first lens so that the laser beams are emitted in parallel at the required dcgree by the ~irst lens, and at the same time makin~ the optical axis of the parallel beams radiated ~rom ~he first lens roughly parallel with the lens axiC3 o~
the first lens ~in other words, the radlation angle of the beam emitted from ~he ~irst lens - the an~le Made by the beam axis of the emitted light and the axis o~ the first lens - is approximately zero~. In addition when the laser emission point of the said semiconductor lasers cannot be properly adjusted with the focuses of the first lenses, and the optical axis of the parallel beams is slightly inclined towards the lens axis of the first lenses, these inclined parallel beams must be made to strike the second lens at right angles and in a specified position. BeGause these adiustments have to be made to within several microns precision, previously known semiconductor laser treatment devices required extremely sophisticated techniques, and have the disadvantage that the semiconductor laser treatment device is difficult to assemble initiallY, and all subsequent adiustments during maintenance, inspection, and replacement of the semiconductor lasers requlre the device to be returned to the :
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The second disadvanta~e of prior art i~ that durin~ a power check of the laser beam, there must be enough space to place a separate power check uni~ alongside the ~emiconductor laser trea~ment device. Where no space is available, a separate table must be provided alongside the semiconductor laser treatment device, involving some inconvenience. This method has another disadvantage in that the results of meter reading will vary somewhat since the operator is required to make the final judgement on whether the semiconductor laser treatment unit is usable or not from the movement of the meter which con~erts the laser beam to an eleotric signal.
The third disadvantage is that because the laser radiation device is operated by hand to radiate beams using a power chec~ photo-sensor, the operator radiating the laser beam estimates the central point of the photo-sensor by eye, leading to laser beams radiated diagonallY .to the photo-sensor or at different distances from the photo-sensor. This causes diPferences in the receiving of~ the laser beams and thus to variations in the measurements, giving rise to inconsistencies in the results of :
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Fourthly, to the applicant's knowled~e, prior art usin~ touch sensors indicate the operation of th0 touch sensor by simultaneously soundin~ a bu~zer or displaying a larnp whioh shows "In use", EY~n ~hen the touch sensor is simply in contact with the patient~s skin and laser beams are not actually being ernitted, both patients and operators may think that laser beams are being emitted, thus posing a problem during treatment.
The fifth problem with prior art is because the time display which indicates the laser beam emission time operates by counting backwards from a preset time to zero, where treatment extends past the initial preset time and the device is re-operated~
there is no way of calGulating the total emission time aside from noting the previous emission time on a piece of paper and addin~ it to the new time.
The ~sixth disadvantage of the prior art is that because the touch sensor is fixed, some patients feel an unpleasant sensation when it is pressed on the treatment area.
Disclosure of the Inven-tion To solve the problems described above, this invention consistin~ of a laser radiation device and .~ :

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a control box housing a control mechanism which controls the laser radiation device via a cable, i~
provided with a cap which has a pair of kouch sensors in -the vicinity o the laser beam emission aperture; it also has in~ide it, mul~iple semiconductor lasers and lenses ~or ~orrnin~ a laser - beam used for medical treatment by focusing to a single point the laser beams emitted in parallel from these multiple semiconductor lasers. The invention has the following benefits.
The first invention ~the invention described in item 1 of the Scope of the Claim) is characterized having a series of first lenses, each correspondin~ to a semiconductor laser, designed fo,r making the laser beams emitted from each o ~he semiconductor las~ers parallel, and a second lens which collects these multiple parallel beams and focuses them,to a single point to obtain a treatment laser beam. Each of these semiconductor lasers is supported in its own laser holder, these laser holders fitting closely into multiple insertion holes provided at specified places on the ciroumference of the body of the laser radiation de~ice, and corresponding approximately to the position of inoidence of~ the laser beams on the seoond lens. Each of these flrst 6 ~ ' ' : : :
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lenses is held individually by a lens holder provided with a suppor-t hole having an inside diarneter approxirnately equal to the outside diameter of the first le~s, in a ~lanner such that the position o~ the first lens oan ~e adiu~ted ~orwards or backwards within these support hole; this lens holder is respectively mollnted at the tip of the laser holder using a screw which passes throu~h the screw hole constructed in the lens holder and screws into a female screw at the end of the laser holder. The s,~id laser holder and a lens holder to~ether form a subassembly which is attached by fittin~ the laser holder into the insertion holes in the body of the device.
The position of ~he first lens can be adjusted both ~orwards and backwards in the support hole, and the position of the lens holder can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically in relation to the laser holder by using the n~n~w clearance provided between the screw and the screw hole. This permits the semiconductor~1aser and the first lens to be positioned at several tens or several microns precision at the circumferences in relation to the second lensJ simply by fitting the laser holder tightly into the insertion holes, thus attachin~ it to the bodY. Secondly, various adiustrnents can be m,qde in the subassembIy be~ore it is at~ached ~o -: .

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emission o~ beam~ ~rom ~he ~irst lens to be ~dju~ed by adjusting the mourlt position o~ the lens holder in relation to the laser holder by altering the forward/backward position at which the first lens is held in its support hole and the clearance between the screw and the screw hole. Thus the laser beams emitted from the the multiple semiconductor lasers can be made to converge at the required foc~l point ~or medlcal ~reatment. The replacement of the semiconductor lasers inYolves simply the replacement of a pre-adjusted subassemblY body, and ~so oan now be performed easily and quickly by anyone~ without special skill ~eing required.

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~ The second invention (item 2 in the Scope of the , Claim~ is characterized bY ~eing provided ~ith a series of first lenses, each corresponding to a semiconductor laser and used for making the laser beams emitted by the semioonductor lasers parallel, these multiple~laser beams being focused to a sln~le point by a second lens;whloh oollects ~the beams,~
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holder using the narrow clearance between the screw and the screw hole. Further, by rotating the rotational body in relation to the base, ~hs beam~
errlitted from the first lens can be made to fall at right angle~ to the ~eoond len~, and ~hè ~n~le o~
the lens axis of the first len~ can be adjusted in relation to the lens axis of the second lens. A~ a result, slanted laser beams ie those beams for which the first lens was not sufficiently ali~ned with the semiconductor laser emission point so that the light beam axis is slightly inclined towards the lens axisJ can be adjusted so that the laser beams fall at right angles to the second lens and at a specified position, simply by lnclinin~ the lens axis of the first lens whlch is supported by the rotational body by rotating it ~in relation to the base. .
In the third invention, the said control mechanism is constructed of a first control mechanism and a second control mechanism. The first control mechanism is characterized by being provided :
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circuit which calculates the logical sum of the first and second AND circuits; the time display circuit is provided with a radiation time displa~
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emission time calcula~ed by an addition formula using signals frorn the input processin~ oircui~
givin~ ~he on state of khe rnanual switoh and ~he on status of -the touoh swi~ch; the time c~lcul~t,ion cirouit having a radiation time set oircuit which records a preset time ~nd a preset counter which adds the laser beam emission time until the preset time is reached, and halts the emission of laser beams when ~he laser beam emission time and the preset counter acoumulated time are equal; the power check cirouit is provided respectively with a photo-sensor which receives the laser beams ~rom the semiconductor laser and converts the optical intensity of laser beams to an electric signal, a comparator which acoepts the optical intensity converted to the said electric signal as a "received li~ht value" and compares it against a preset standard value for laser beams; and a radiation laser beam check circuit which issues a warnin~ of reduced laser beam output when the result of the comparison with the signal from the addition circuit is lower than the standard value. This thus permits the output intensity of laser beams emltted from the first control circuit to be checked by the second control circuit; by radiating a focused laser beam ~' , - ' ' ' ..

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on the photo-sensor which i5 incorporated in ths power check control circuit, the comparator can compare the output of the fooused laser beams received by this photo-sensor with a preset standard value ~y the cornparator, the result o~ the comparison bein~ displa~ed selectively in the control box as a positive or a negative value, thus providing a fast, easy and accurate power check.
In the fourth invention (Claim (4) in the Scope of the Claim), a concave housing is formed in the control bo~, the housing used for a power check and also approximatelY corresponding to the shape o~ the cap of the laser radiation device, and further characterized by being provided on the bottom surface of the concave housin~ with a photo-sensor for receiving laser beams, set in a posltion which, while the laser radiation device is housed, corresponds to the emission aperture, and is at right angles to the direction of laser beam emission. Thus because the concave housing is` made to correspond approximately to the shape of the cap, the interior surfaces of the concave housing act as guides and the laser radiation device is inserted through its own weight ~shown in lower part of Fig.
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~28~i36 thus -the laser radiation device ~in particular the cap) is correctly positioned for stora~'e in the housing regardless of who has been using it In this posi-tion th0 laser beams are emi-tted on~o -the photo-sensor, ~hus enablin~ a oheok o~ whether s~u~fî~ent power is avallable for treatment to be carried out simply and acourately.
In the fifth invention (described in item (5) in the Scope of the Claim), the laser radiation device is oharacterized by having a luminous body in the cap which li~hts up when it detects some laser beams emitted from the laser radiation device; the control box also is provided with a self-illiminating laser mark which displays laser beam emissions directly when they are deteoted from the semioonductor la~er, it also has a time display which uses an addition formula to calculate the accumulated emission time.
Thus, the cap itself appears to be luminous through the lighting up o~ the luminous bodY in the laser radiation device when some laser beams are detected during laser beam emission, permitting the operator to tsll that laser beams are being emltted without releasing his eyes from the treatmen~ area; other people in the vicinity can also tell that laser beams are being emi~ted because the laser mark on ' ~ ' ' ' - - ' ~' ' '~

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~he control box lights up when laser beams are detected from the laser radiation device. Also since the time dlsplay gives a display of the accumulated laser beam emission time, the total radiation time can now be conveniently assessed at a ~lance ev~n if the time has been reset because of insufficient lnitial treatment time.
In the sixth invention (item (6) in the Sope of the Claim), the laser radiation device is characterized by being provided with touch sensors which are protrudable and retrac~able :~ 10 in relation to the treatment area. Therefore when pressed against the treatment area, the touch sensors retract into the cap and thus do not give the patient nn unpleasant sensation.
According to a seventh aspect of the invention there is provided a laser radiation device in a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a body being provided internally with multiple semlconductor lasers and a series of lenses whlch are used for making the laser beams emitted froD the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment; each of the said lenses is constructed to correspond respectively with the said semiconductor lasers, with Dultiple first lanses used to make the laser beams issued from the multlple semiconduc~or lasers parallel, and a second lens which focuses these multiple parallel laser beams to a sinyle point to form a laser beam used for treatment; a sub~assembly is formed by the fltting of lens holders having each one flrst Iens on a 2ront of laser holder having each :

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Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is an outline side view including a partial cross-section of the laser radiation device.
Fig. 2 is an outline side view which includes a partial cross-section of the body only.
Fig. 3 is an outline side view of the body viewed from the direction of the arrow III in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an outline perspective view of the overall relation between the laser holder, the lens holder, the screws and the cylindrical lenses used as "first 15a . .

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Figs. 5(a~ through S(d) are descriptive drawin~r showing alignments of khe semiconductor lasers, the cylindrical lsnses and the second lensJ the adiustment relati~n~hip be~,ween the ~emiconduotor laser bearn ernission point and -their conver~ence on the cylindrical lens, and the relationship between the laser beams.
Fig. 6 is an outline perspective view showing the the lens holder assembly.
Fig. 7 is a circuit diagram showing the probe circuits incorporated in the control mechanism and the control circuits.
~ ig. 8 is an overall perspective view of the semiconductor laser treatment unit.
Fig. 9 is an overall cross-sectional view of the control box from the direction of the arrow line IX-IX in ~ig. 8.
Preferred Embodiments of the Invention The section which follows describes, with reference to the attached drawings, a series of embodiments of this invention. The embodiments will be described as Ernbodiment A,B,C,~, where A is the first invention, B is the second invention, C is the third invention, and D corresponds to the fourth, 8~8~;

fifth and sixth inventions re~pectively In this description, the words "front" and "tip" indic~te the direction of laser beam emission, while "baok"
indicates the opposite dirsc-tion. Therecre, the arrow Z in Fig, 4 indicates a Porwards/~aokward~
direction, while -the X and Y direetion~ arrowe~
indicate left/right~ (horizontal) and up/down ~vertical~ directions. Further in the following descriptions of the embodiments, the comrnon or similar parts have been given the same code, and any duplicate description has been omitted.
Embodiment A
The laser radiation device l of this semiconductor laser treatment unlt is formed from an outer cover comprisiny a body 2/ a cap 3 which i~
fixed to the front of this body 2, and a cover 4 wh1ch covers the back of the body 2; a clip 5 is attached~to the bottom part of the body.
The inside of this cylindrical body 2 is provided with a flange 6, whioh has insertion holes 9 arrayed at three approximately equal intervals on the circumference 0 and accurately matching the posi~ion of incidenee of the laser beam 8 on the seoond lens 7 ldescribed below) on this flange 6. The cylindrical laser holder 12 1nto whlch the . ..

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semiconductor laser 10 is internall~ fixed by a laser press--fit ring 11, fits closely into these three insertion holes 9. The tip of this laser holder 12 has a female sorew hole 13, arld the lerl~
holder 16 i5 rn~llrlted u~ing ths screw 1~ whioh screws into this female screw hole 13, throu~h -the sorew hole 15 whioh has a narrow clearanoe in relation to screw 14. The lens holder 16 and -the laser holder 12 make up a subassernbly 17, with a cylindrical lens 19 being supported as the "first lens" in the support holes 18 of the lens holder 16. Fur-ther, the front of the ~lan~e 6 has a stepped part 20 with a flat convex lens 7 supported as the "second lens" on this stepped part 20 by a press-fit ring 21. This semiconduGtor laser treatment unit has therefore, a semiconductor laser 10, and two linearly arranged lenses, a cylindrical lens 19 as the "first lens"
and a flat Gonvex lens 7 as the "seoond lens".
The cap 3 has a coned external shapeJ with an internal passage 22 for laser beams 8.
The inte~rated Gircuits 24 for controlling the semiconductor lasers 10 are screwed into and held on the flange 23 at the end of the laser holder 12J
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~28~186 laser beams 8 hy the semiconductor laser ~reatment unit, the laser beams 8 emitted from thc semiconductor lasers 10 are first made parallel ~y the cylindrical lens 19, and then are refr~c~d and focussed by flat oonvex lens 7 so that they converge at a point a little past the tip 25 of the oap 3, thus forming a laser beam used in medical treatrnent.
The optical laser bearns 8 can be focused in this semiconductor laser treatment unit as follows.
First, before moun-ting the subassembl~ 17 on the body 2, the parallelism of the optioal beams radiated from the cylindrical lens 19 can be adjusted by adjusting the position o~ the cylindrical lens 19 forwards or backwards in its holder hole, in the direction of the arrow Z, and adjusting the emission point P and the focus F of the cylin~rical lens 19 in the direction of the arrow Z. Then the mounted position of the lens holder 16 in relation to the laser holder 16 can be adjusted by adjusting in the directions of the arrows X and Yl the clearance between the screws 14 used to mount the lens holder and the screw hole 15, and the adjusting the emission point P of the semiconductor laser 10 and the focus point F of th cylindrical lens 19, in the direction of the arrows :

X and Y~ 90 tha-t the radiation angle ie the angle formed between the optioal axis S of the radiated beam3 and the lens axis L of the oylindrioal lens 19, is approxirnately zero. Next by inserting the laser holder 12 in the emission aperture 9 provided precisely on the oircumference OJ the adjusted subassembly 17 is attach~d to the body 2 and the semiconductor laser 10 and the cylindrical lens 19 can be positioned in relation to the flat convex lens 7 with between several tens and several microns accurac~.
In other words, this semiconductor laser treatment unit, firstly enables a semiconductor laser 10 and a cylindrical lens 19 to be positioned in relation to a flat convex lens 7 with an accurac~
within the range of several tens of microns to several micronsJ by simply attaching subassembly 17 to body 2 by fitting laser holder 12 closely into insertion holes 9. Secondly, prior to mounting the subassembly 17 on the body 2, the emission point P
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o~ the oylindrical lens 13 can be aligned :by adjusting the parallel emission of the optioal beams 8 using the cylindrical lens 19, :and also adjusting the angIe of emission of the beams re~racted from ::

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the cylindrical lens 19, by changing the forwards/backwa~ds position of the cylindrical lens 19 in its support hole and adjustin~ the moun-ted position of the lens holder 16 on ths l~er holder 12 usin~ the narrow clearance between screw 14 and the screw hole 15. This perrnits the laser beams 8 emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers 10 to be easily focused to the required point of convergence to produce a laser beam ~or use in medical treatment. Replacement of the semicond~ctor lasers 10 involves a simple replacement of the subassembly, and can be easily and quickly carried out by anyone without special skills.
Ernbodiment B
The lens holder 26 of the laser radiation device 1 in this semiconductor laser treatment unit is constructed of a base 27 having screw holes 15, and a rotational part 29 mounted so that it rotates freely in all directions, in a curved sur~ace hole 28 provided in the base 27. The cylindrical lens l9 is supported in a support hole 18 in the same way as in Embodiment A described above, with the addition of the rotational part 29.
Therefore) in this semiconductor laser treatment unit, when the em~ssion point P of the .

~L28~36 semiconductor laser 10 and the focal point F of the cylindrical len.s 19 oannot be suffioientl~ n~d and because the optical axis S is leaning ~lightl~
towards the lens axis L, some adius-tment is required to make the inolined optical beam fall at right angles and at a specified position on the flat convex lens 7; this adjustment is now easil~
performed by rotating -the rotational part 29 in the direction of the arrow ~ towards the base 27, and inclining the lens axis L of the cylindrioal lens 19 which i5 supported in the lens support hole 18 in the rotational part 29 towards the lens axis L of the flat convex lens 7. This iMpro~es the converg~nce of the laser beams 8 in conjunction with the first and second actions described for the first invention above.
In the above explanation of the Embodiments A and B the adjustment of the cylindrical '`first lens" 19 was described in relation to the directions X,Y,Z
and ~. It is of course possible that no adjustment is required at all, depending on the quality of the "semiconductor laser'`. The descriPtion above assumed that cylindrical lens 19 was to be used as the '`first lens", but other types of lenses such as a "flat convex lens".or a '`non-spherical lens" can ~. , ,:
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Embodiment C
This semiconductor laser treatment unit has a control mechanisrn which is provided with a first control circuit 30 and a second control cirouit 35.
The first control circuit 30 consists of a radiation control circuit 31, a fixed current control circuit 32, a semiconductor laser 10, an addition circuit 34 and a touch switch circuit 37.
The radiation control circuit 31 i5 a circui~ used to control the emission of laser beams 8 through operation signals from the second control circuit 35; it thus transmits a stable electric current to the serniconductor laser 10 via the fixed current circuit 32. The addition circuit 34 is a circui-t whic~ adds the electric signals of the "light beams`' emitted from each o~ the semiconductor lasers 10.
For example, when one of the semiconductor lasers 10 i5 not operating, the calculated electric signal is lower than the result obtained when all the serrliconductor lasers are operating. In addition to 128~B6 the "radiation system" for the lassr beaMs 8 comprising the fixed current circuit 32 and the semiconductor lasers 10~ the first con-trol circuit is also provided with a separate touch switch oircuit 37 not shown in the drawin~, whioh ~wi~ohes ON when i-t touchcs the human body.
The second control circuit 35 is constructed o~
an input processing circuit 38, a time display circuit 39, a time calculation circuit 40, a power check circuit 41, a radiation laser beam check circuit 42 and an alarm circuit 43.
The input processing circuit 38 comprises primarily a manual switch 44J a first memory circuit 45, a stop switch 46J a second memory circuit 47J a first AND circuit 48J a second AND
circuit 43 and an OR circuit 50. The flrst memory circuit 45 records the ON/QFF status of the manual switch 44 which~starts the output of laser beams 8 from the said second oontrol circuit; it lS
connected to~the first AND circuit 49 and the second AND circilit 49. The second memory circuit 47 records the ON~OFF status of the stop switch 46 which stops the output o~ the laser beams 8; it is connected to the first and second AND oircuit9 48~ 49 respectively. Further, the second AND ~clrcuit 49 LS

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connected 90 that it rsceives si~nals froM kh~ touch switch circuit ~r~ The first AND circuit 48 calculates the logical product of an on stat~ o th~
m~nual switoh 44 and an o~ state of the ~top switch 46; while the seoond AND cirouit 4~ caloulatss the logical product of an o~f state of the manu~1 swi-tch 44, an o~f state of the stop switch 46, and an on state of the touch switch circuit 37. The above states are transmitted to the OR circuit 50 as output from the first AND circuit 48 and the second AND circuit 49 respectivel~J and their lo~ical sum is calculated. In the second AND circuit, if the manual switch 44 is on, the on~off state of the touch switch circuit 3'7 is disregarded. In other words, whatever its state, and only in this case, if the manual switch 44 is onl the s-top switch 46 is off and the touch switch circuit 37 is on, or when the manual swit,ch 44 is on and the stop switch 46 is off, a signal indicating emission of laser beams 8 from the input processin~ circuit 38 is transmitted to the said radiation control circuit 31 and others.
The time display control circuit 39 consists of an oscillation circuit 51, a total counter circuit ~ and a radiation time display lamp 53. This circuit uses a calculation formula in the total .. .. .

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therl displays the total time using a radiation -time display lamp 53. The total time accurnulated by the said total counter circuit 52 ie the acoumulated time of laser beam 8 emission, is initialized onlY
when the total counter circuit 52 is reset.
The time calculation circuit 40 eonsists of a radiation time set circuit 54 which records a pre-set time or radiation with laser beams 8, and a pre-set counter 55 which calculates the radiation time for laser beams 8 until the set radiation time in the radiation time set counter 54 is reaohed. In this time calculation circuit 22, the radiation time calculated in pre-set counter 55 is compared with radiation set time, and radiation of laser beams 8 is stopped when the times match.
The power check circuit 41 comprises a "light receiving element" photo-sensor 56, an amplifier 57~
a comparator 58 and a display part 59. The laser beam 8 radiated from the said ~emiconductor laser 10 is received by the photo-sensor 56 the stren~th of - ~6 --, - . -~, - .. :

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converted to an electric signal as a "received light value", which is khen amplified. In the oomparator S8, the said "received light value" is comparsd with a "standard value", a value which in~ioat~ tho minitnutn volume of laser beams 8 nece~sary for treatment. The result of the comparison determines whether the unit can be used or not: if it can be used, "OK`' is displayed in display part 5g; if not, "LOW" is displayed in the connected display part 59, thus permitting the user to determine at a glance whether the semiconductor laser treatmen-t unit is suitable for use or not. The incorporation of the power check circuit ~1 in the second oontrol circuit 35 is an important feature of ~his invention.
The ~rad;iation laser beam check circuit 42 i5 connected~ to the said addition circuit 34 and comprises~ ~ a comparator 58 which compares the signals from the addition circui~ 34, and a reduced output display circuit 61. The comparator 58 contains a preset '`standard vaIue" for the amount of lase,r beam radiation necessary for treatment, and continually compares the electric signaIs which indicates the intensity :of laser beams~8~ in the those emissions:transtnitted via the a~dition circuit 7~

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34. When the result of the comparison is lower than the "standard value", ie the output of laser beams 8 being emitted has fallen, this ~act is displa~od ~y the output reduction displ~y circui-t 61J indicatir~
that the volume of output laser beams 8 has been reduced to abnormally low levels. Lamps visible to the eye, or an audible buzzer maY be used for this output reduction display circuit 61.
The alarm circuit 34 consists of an alarm generation circuit 62, an amplifier 63 and a speaker 64. When an error is detected in the laser beam 8 or in any of the aforementioned circuits, that abnormal signal is received and the alarm generatlon circuit 62 generates an abnormal signal such as lighting up a lamp and ~ives an alarm via the amplifier 63 through the speaker.
The following describes the use of the semiconductor laser treatment unit for a `'power check`'.
When both the manual switch 44 and the stop switch 46 are on (the touch switch circuit 37 may be either on or off), a si~nal indicating that emission of laser beams 8 is possible is transmitted to the first control circuit 30 from the input proces~sing circuit 38 via the second AND circuit 49 and the OR

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laser beams 8 to be errlitted frorn the seMiconductor laser 10 through a 5 i~nal transmitted ~ro~tl the radiation control circui-t 31 to the fixed current circuit 32. When laser beams 8 are emittcd to ~he power check circuit 41 incorporated in the second control circuit 35, the photo-sensor 56 recei~es the laser bearn 8 and converts the intensity of the laser beam 8 to an electric signal and then perform~ a simple "power check`' ~y comparing this received li~ht value with a preset standard value for laser beams 8. Because the result of the power check, ie the result of the comparison of the received light value and a standard value for laser beams 8, is displayed as "OK" or "LOW"in the display part 59, it is easier to tell at a glance whether the unit is usable or not than with the previous method which used the oscillation of a meter (not shown~.
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This serniconduct.or laser treatment unit, is constructed prirnarily of a laser radiation device 1 and a control box 67 connected to the laser radiation device via a cable 66. An ernission aperture 68 through which the laser beams 8 are radiated from the semiconductor laser 10 to the ~289~

outside is provided in cap 3~ and in the vicinity of the said emission aperture 68 are constructed t,ouch sensors 69 for de~ecting the treatment area. Th~
touch sensors 69 are a pair of pins which oan detect that they are in oonta-~t with human bod~ and separate their ~uides when pressed against the human skin (treatment area~ (not shown~, permitting the radiation of laser beams 8 through the guides.
The touch sensors 69 are movable backwards and forwards using known means such as win~s 76, and when they are pressed against treatment area and held there) the touch sensors 69 retract into ~he inside of the cap 3. This is also one of this inventionJs ~reat benefits.
Further, a luminous body 70 is provided inside the laser radiation device 1, this luminous bod~ 70 radiating by sensin~ part of the laser beam 8 from the semiconductor laser 10. This light hits the cap 3 and is dispersed , causing it to appear from the outside as if the cap 3 itself is luminescent. This is used as a clear sign of current "laser emission".
Also beoause the luminous body 70 radiat,es light when it detects some laser beams 8 from semiconductor laser 10, it gives an indication of actual "laser emission". This is another of this , 12B4~L~6 invention7s lmportant features.
The control box 67 is constructed o-f a conoave housing 71 used both for holding the laser radia~ion device 1 and for the power oheok, an oper~iorl panel 72 and a displa~ panel part 73.
The concave housin~ 71 is constructed in the upper part of the control box 67 as shown in the cross section drawing Fig. 9, and is also designed for the power checks. It presents a shape which almost conforms to the one side o~ the cap 3 of the laser radiation device. In other words, a oap guide hole 74 is constructed in the housing in the shape of the tapering cap 3, and further a photo-sensor56 for receivin~ laser beams is fixed on the bottom surface part 7.5 correspondin~ to the emission aperture 68, in a direction at right angles to the emission direction of laser beams 8. ~hile the laser radiation device 1 is still housed in this concave housing 71 before being used for treatment, a power check can be performed to indicate whether or not the laser beams 8 have sufficient power for the treatmen-t. In other wordsJ when laser beams 8 are emitted from the laser radiation device 1 housed in the concave part 71, the laser beams 8 hit the photo-sensor 56 at the bot-tom 75 of the housing, are ,,". ~ :

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~LZ~ 36 converted to an electric signal whioh is elec-trically checked a~ainst a prese-t ~alue, ancl the result of the oheok ~either high or low~ i5 indica-ted by the display p~nel 73 a~ either "OK" or "LO~ uring the power checks, by operating the switches on the operation panel 72, it is possible to switch over to use of the touch sensor function ie the function which permits the emission of laser beams 8 between the pair of touoh sensors 69 which are touching the human body ~treatment area~.
The operation panel 72 is Gonstructed of a set timer 78, operation buttons 79 amd a key switch 80.
The set timer 78 can be used to set the emission time for laser beams 8 to a value between 5 and 90 seconds, or can be set to continuous use, ie no time se-t. The operation buttons comprises a reset button 81, a stop/start button 82 and a manual button 83. By pressing the reset button 81 twice in succession, the accumulated emission time o~ laser beams 8 is totally cleared by an accumulation circuit ~not shown in the drawing), so that the accumulated e~ission time of laser beams a can be re-accumulated from zero.
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beams 8 bein~ emitted throu~h the touch sen~or function. When it is pressed the emission o-f laser heams 8 i5 stopped and a lamp (not shown~ lights up, The manual bu-tton 8~ is used to start the laser ~eam OUtptlt check in the "power ohec~". When th~ m~nual button 83 is pressed, both the said stop/start button 82 and the manual button 83 light up; if the stop/start button 82 i5 again pressed at that pointJ
laser beams 8 are emitted and a "power check" is performed whether the touch sensor funotion is operating or not (at this point the s~op/start button will go off). Then if the stop/start button 82 is pressed again~ the emission of laser beams 8 is stopped and the stop/start button 82 lights ups.
The key switch 80 is the power connection /disconnection switch for the entire semiconductor laser treatment unit.
The display panel 70 is constructed of~ a time display 84, a power check displaY 85 and a laser rnark 86. The time display 84 shows an accumula-ted display of the accumulated laser beam emission time~
calculated using an addition formula up to a maxirnum number of 99 minutes 59 seconds. The provision of a time display 85 which can display the acGumulated time calculated using an addition formula is one of 1%8~

the features of this invention. The power check display 85 disPlaYs the characters "OK'` or '`LOW" ~s a result of the said power check. The laser mark 8 li~hts up while the laser beams 8 are being emitted, and i5 Ug8d a~s one of the m~thods oP `'warnin~" the operator and -the surrounding people that laser beams are being emitted; the abilitY of this invention to detect the laser beams 8 emitted from the semiconduc-tor laser 10 and to displa~ laser beam emission directly is one of its important features.
If a problem occurs durin~ emission of laser beams 8, the characters "CHECK" start blinking in the said power check display 85, indicating to the operator that a "power check" is re~uired. 87 is a receptacle for connection of the cable 66 and 88 is a keY.
The following describes the usage of the semiconductor laser treatment unit.
Po~er check:
When the laser radiation device 1 is housed in the concave housing 71, it can be positioned to the central part of the photo-sensor 56, without slantin~ the devlce, b~ moving it downwards ~bottom part of Fig. 9~ with the taPered cap 3 following the cap ~uide hole 74. This photo-sensor 56 is set, at the bottom of the concave housing 71 at right angles '' , .

~Z8~86 to the direction of emission of the laser beams 8, Therefore, regardless of who has been handling the laser radiation devioe, it will be stored with tho emission hole 68 pressed by its own weight and at ri~ht angle9 a~ainst the pho~o-sensor .~6. So when the manual button 83 and the stop/start button 82 are pressedJ the laser beams 8 are emitted from the emission aperture 68 onto the photo-sensor 56, permitting a "Power check" of whether sufficient power can be output for treatment. Thus, compared to previous methods of checking power by applying laser beams to a hand-held power check photo-sensor 56, with problems such as the emission aperture 68 being diagonally positioned, or at different distances, in relation to the photo-sensor 56, it is now possible to carry out an accurate and consistent power check.
Also, because the result of the i'power check" is displayed in characters '`OK" or "LOW" on the Power check display 85, the usability of the de~ice can be assessed at a glance.
Radiation of the treatment area by laser beams:
The laser radiation device 1 is taken out uf the concave housing 71 and plàced a~ainst the treatment area ~not shown~. At this point the projectable/retractable touch sensors ~9 are :

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touch sensors 69 which are touohing the ph~icn~J s skin, still operate~, la~er bsaMa 8 can still be emitted without the touch sensors 69 protrudin~
through the front of the cap 3 to cause any unpleasant sensation to the patient.
Further , because the luminous body 70 within the laser radiation device 1, and the laser mark 86 in the control box 67J immediately light up when they detect some laser beams 8 from the semiconductor laser 10, there is an actual indication of "laser emission", t,hrough a technique which is much safer than that used in pre~ious art in which the touch sensor function posted a warning using a lamp or a buzzer. Further, because the cap 3 itsslf shines throu~h the action of the luminous body 70, without removing his eYeS from the treatment area being treated to look at the laser mark 861 the operator can identify the emission of laser beams through the lighted cap, thus improving concentration and safety during operation.
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This series of inventions has a number of significant benefits as described above. The semiconductor laser treatment unit of the first invention permits the semiconductor laser and the first lens to be positioned on its circumference in alignment with the second lens to an accuracy of several tens to several microns; with the semiconductor laser and the first lenses so positioned, it permits the semiconductor laser emission point and the focus of the first lenses to be easily aligned, ie the parallel angles of the laser beams issued from the first lenses, and the angle of emission of the beams from the first lenses to be adjusted; and the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers to be focused to the degree of convergence required for medical treatment. Further, because the semiconductor lasers are replaced by replacing an entire pre--adjusted .

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anyone and no special skills are required.
In the setnioonduotor laser treatment unit o~ the seoond invention, in addi-tion to tho bene-fits described above, even when the ssmiconduotor laser emission point and the focal point o~ the first lens cannot be suficiently adjusted, and the optical axis is slightly inclined towards the lens axis, the inclined beam can be easily Made to hit the seGond lens at ri~ht angles and at a specified position. In conjunction with the above benefits, this results in even better focusing of the laser beams.
In the se~iconductor laser treatment unit of the third invention, the incorporation of a power check circuit in the control circuit permits a Power check to be carried out simply before the start of treatment, thus avoidln~ the inconvenience of having a power check unit which is separate from the semiconductor laser treatment unit. Also, the usability of the semiconductor laser treatment unit is displaYed on a display, and can be assessed at a glance.
The serrliconductor laser treatment unit Df the fourth invention provides or the laser radiation devica a concave housin~ with a shape which .

corresponds to the shape of the cap o~ ~he laser radiation device, thus permitting -the device to be stored in an appropriate Position At the bottom of the concave housing there is a photo~enæor positioned at ri~ht-angles to ~he direction of laser beam ernission; this means that regardless of who has been using it, the laser radiation device is always pressed into the housing at right angles and by its own weight, and cannot be placed on a slant or in the wrong position (distance) in relation to the photo-sensor. The receiving of laser beams by khe photo-sensor is therefore uniform and thus enables an accurate and reproduoible power oheok to be oarried out. Also because the laser radiation device is housed in a concave housing, it is protected from damage and can be managed as one unit in its control bo~.

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are irnrnediately warned that laser bearns are being emitted, the safety of the device during actual laser beam emission is improved. Further, because the accumulated emission time can be determined at a glance from the display of a running co~nt of the laser baam emission time, the total emission time can be determined easily even if the emission time is reset because of insufficient treatment time.
In the semiconductor laser~ treatment unit of the sixth invention, the touch sensors retract into the cap~ thus avoiding any unpleasant sensation to the patient even lf the device is pressed a~ainst the ~reatment ar-a.

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1. Scope of the Claim (1) In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by the fact that each of the said lenses is constructed to correspond respectively with the said semiconductor lasers, with multiple first lenses used to make the laser beams issued from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and a second lens which focuses these multiple parallel laser beams to a single point to form a laser beam used for treatment; each of the said semiconductor lasers being held in a laser holder, these laser holders being previously fitted tightly into insertion holes at a specified circumference on the body, the circumference approximately corresponding to the position of incidence of the laser beam on the second lens; each of the said first lenses being held individually in a lens holder provided with support holes with an internal diameter approximately equal to the external diameter of these first lenses, these lens holders having a screw hole and being individually mounted to the ends of the laser holders by being screwed to the ends of these laser holders by a female screw which passes through the screw hole, each of these said laser holders and lens holders forming a subassembly which is attached to the body by the fitting of the laser holder into its insertion hole; the position of the first lens being adjustable both forwards/backwards in its support holes and the position of lens holder being adjustable both vertically and horizontally in relation to the laser holder using the clearance constructed between the screw and the screw hole.
2. (2)In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by having multiple lenses corresponding to multiple semiconductor lasers, with multiple first lenses which make the laser beams emitted from these multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and a second lens which focuses these multiple parallel beams to a single point, forming a laser beam for medical treatment;
   each of the said semiconductor lasers being held in a laser holder, these laser holders being previously fitted tightly into insertion holes at a specified circumference on the body of the said radiation device, the circumference approximately corresponding to the position of incidence of the laser beam on the second lens; each of the said first lenses being held individually in a lens holder which is constructed from a rotational body provided with support holes at an internal diameter approximately equal to the external diameter of the first lenses and a base which has curved holes into which are inserted the rotational body so that it can rotate in all directions, these lens holders having a screw hole in the base, so that they can be mounted at the end of the laser holder by the screwing of a screw through this screw hole into a female screw hole constructed in the end of the laser holder; each of these said laser holders and lens holders forming a subassembly which is attached to the body by the fitting of the laser holder into its insertion hole; in this subassembly, the position of the first lens being adjustable both forwards/backwards in its support holes and the position of the lens holder being adjustable both vertically and horizontally in relation to the laser holder using the clearance constructed between the screw and the screw hole, and further by rotating the rotational body against the base, the angle of the axis of the first lens can be adjusted in relation to the lens axis of the second lens on which the beams emitted from the first lens should fall approximately at right angles.
3. (3) In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by having a control mechanism constructed of a first control mechanism and a second control mechanism, the first control mechanism comprising a radiation control circuit which controls the emission of laser beams, a fixed current control circuit which stabilizes the signals from -the said radiation control circuit, a semiconductor laser which emits laser beams in response to a signal from the set current circuit, an addition circuit which calculates the emission status of the said semiconductor laser, and a touch sensor circuit which changes to an on state when it touches the human body; the second control circuit being constructed of an input processing circuit, a time display circuit, a time calculation circuit, a power check circuit and a emitted laser beam output check circuit; the input processing circuit comprising respectively a first memory circuit which records the on/off status of the manual switch which starts the output of laser beams via the radiation control circuit, a similar second control circuit which records the on/off status of the stop switch which stops the output of laser beams via the radiation control circuit, a first AND circuit which is connected to the first and second memory circuits and calculates the logical product of both the stop and the manual switches, a second AND circuit which calculates the logical product of both the first and second memory circuits and the touch switch circuit, and an OR circuit which calculates the logical sum of the first and second AND circuits; the time display circuit having a radiation time display lamp which displays the total laser beam emission time accumulated by an addition expression from the signals emitted by the input processing circuit when the manual switch is on or the touch switch circuit is on; the time calculation circuit being provided with a radiation time set circuit which records a pre set time, and a preset counter which adds the laser beam emission time until the preset time is reached, and has a function which halts the emission of laser beams when the laser beam emission time matches the time calculated by the preset counter;
   the power check circuit being provided with a photo-sensor which receives the laser beam from the semiconductor laser and converts the volume of laser beams to an electric signal, a comparator which accepts the beam volume just converted to the said electric signal as a received light value and compares it with a preset standard value for laser beams, and displays the result of the comparison which indicates whether the device is usable or not;
   the radiation laser beam check circuit being provided with a function which compares the signal from the addition circuit and warns of a reduction in laser beam output if the result of the comparison is lower than the standard value; and permitting the volume of laser beam output emitted from the first control circuit to be checked using the second control circuit.
4. (4) In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by the said control box comprising a concave housing which corresponds approximately to the shape of the cap of the laser radiation device and is used for power checks, this concave housing having on its bottom surface a photo-sensor for detecting laser beams which when the laser radiation device is housed in the concave housing corresponds in position to its emission aperture, and is positioned at right angles to the direction of laser beam emission.
5. (5) In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by having a luminous body which illuminates the cap of the said laser radiation device when it detects some laser beams from the semiconductor lasers, and further by having a control box which has a self-illuminating laser mark which directly displays the emission of laser beams when laser beams are detected from each of the semiconductor lasers, and also has a time display which displays the cumulative laser emission time calculated using an addition formula.
6. (6) In a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a laser radiation device and a control box which houses a control mechanism controlling the laser radiation device via a cable, the said laser radiation device being provided at its tip with a cap having a pair of touch sensors in the vicinity of the emission aperture, and further being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment, the said semiconductor laser treatment unit being characterized by said touch sensors being projectable and retractable in rela-tion to the treatment area.
7. 7. A laser radiation device in a semiconductor laser treatment unit comprising a body being provided internally with multiple semiconductor lasers and a series of lenses which are used for making the laser beams emitted from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and making them converge to a single point to form a laser beam for medical treatment; each of the said lenses is constructed to correspond respectively with the said semiconductor lasers, with multiple first lenses used to make the laser beams issued from the multiple semiconductor lasers parallel, and a second lens which focuses these multiple parallel laser beams to a single point to form a laser beam used for treatment; a subassembly is formed by the fitting of lens holders having each one first lens on a front of laser holder having each one semiconductor; further the multiple insertion holes that has a cross sectional shape fitted tightly to an outer-circumferential shape of the laser holder are opened in the body to correspond respectively number of the subassembly at a specified circumferential on the body, the circumference approximately corresponding to the position of incidence of the laser beam on the second lens; and each subassembly is positioned detachably by the insertion into the insertion hole.