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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Yamano, Kanagawa, JP;

Tetsuya Nishiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0435 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); G02B 26/121 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical scanning device includes a deflector, a lens, a casing including a bottom surface on which the deflector and the lens are mounted and a side wall on which a light source is mounted; and a fixing member to position the lens to the casing and to fix an end portion of the lens in a longitudinal direction. In a state in which the lens is fixed to the casing, the fixing member includes a first portion including an engaged portion engaged with a projection projecting from the side wall and extending toward the bottom surface, a second portion including a first surface contacting an inner contacting surface of the casing and a second surface contacting an emergent surface of the lens and extending toward the bottom surface, and a third portion including a third surface contacting an upper surface of the lens and extending toward the bottom surface.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Yamano, Hiroyuki. (2026). Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12748362). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12748362

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