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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mikio Nakasugi, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359200 ; 359198 ; 359216 ; 347260 ; 310 905 ; 384121 ;
Abstract
A scanning optical apparatus has a stationary shaft and a rotary sleeve rotatably fitting to each other. The apparatus is arranged to deflection-scan a light beam by rotating a rotary polygon mirror attached to the rotary sleeve. In the apparatus a second permanent magnet, which is repulsive to a first permanent magnet mounted on the stationary shaft, is disposed on a lower end side of the rotary sleeve. Further, a third permanent magnet is placed on a base to which the stationary shaft is fixed so that the third magnet can provide a repulsive force in a direction to urge the second permanent magnet toward the first permanent magnet.