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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Shingo Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical scanner includes a scanning optical system, a housing, and a pressing and retaining member. The housing includes a retaining portion, a support portion that is formed to be opposed to the retaining portion, and an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion. The pressing and retaining member includes a main body including the engaging portion and at least one pressing portion. In a first state where the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion, the at least one pressing portion presses the optical element toward the retaining portion. While the pressing and retaining member shifts from a second state where the engaging portion is not engaged with the engaged portion to the first state, a distal end of the at least one pressing portion passes beyond a boundary between the retaining portion and the optical element and abuts on a part of the housing.