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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takayuki Hiyoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/44 ;
Abstract
An optical writing device includes an integral structure of a plurality of light emission device array units securely connected together, the units including respective lines of light emission devices, the lines being formed into a longer line of light emission devices on the integral structure, a position fixing member, and a connection mechanism that fixes the integral unit to the position fixing member only at a single connection point such that displacement of the integral unit relative to the position fixing member in a direction of the longer line is prevented only at the single connection point but unrestricted at any other points.