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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Wataru Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/122 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); G02B 26/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning optical apparatus includes a first light source unit, a second light source unit, a rotary polygon mirror and a casing provided with a bottom surface on which said deflection unit is disposed. The second light source unit is disposed at a position away from the bottom surface more than the first light source unit with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotary polygon mirror. The casing is provided with first and second supporting surfaces for supporting the first and second light source. Both the first and second supporting surfaces are faced in a direction away from the bottom surface.