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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Ichiro Terada, Izumiotsu, JP;
Yoshiaki Masuda, Nara, JP;
Koichi Matsumoto, Gojo, JP;
Tadasu Taniguchi, Uda-gun, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser recording apparatus wherein problems such as difficulty in maintenance and effects of shock owing to the laser recording unit of a vertically divided type laser recording apparatus being provided as a single unit, are solved. This laser recording apparatus comprises: a first main unit; a second main unit rotatably supported to the first main unit by a predetermined fulcrum, so as to enable opening and closing; wherein the first main unit is provided with a first unit having optical means, laser beam emitting means, and laser beam detecting means, and wherein the second main unit is provided with a second unit having laser scanning means.