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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Optical head, image forming apparatus, image reading apparatus, and method of producing optical head
Applicant:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masamitsu Nagamine, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/031 (2006.01); H04N 1/191 (2006.01); B41J 2/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); B41J 2/45 (2013.01); B41J 2/451 (2013.01); G02B 3/005 (2013.01); H04N 1/0311 (2013.01); H04N 1/191 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0409 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical head comprises a substrate on which optical elements are arranged in a main scanning direction, a lens unit that transmits light emitted from the optical elements or light entering the optical elements, and a holder that holds the lens unit. The holder has a sidewall extending in the main scanning direction. The sidewall has a hole at a position facing the lens unit. A fixing member is provided in the hole. The fixing member fixes the lens unit to the sidewall.