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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Minoru Morikawa, Kanagwa, JP;
Shinichi Suzuki, Kanagwa, JP;
Kazumi Ishima, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); B41J 2/45 (2006.01); B41J 2/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a light source apparatus in which wasteful cost increases can be suppressed during the manufacture of various types of light source apparatuses, and replacement of a broken light source can be performed at low cost, a recording apparatus using the light source apparatus, and an image forming apparatus comprising the recording apparatus. A plurality of optical units comprising optical members (a light source element and a lens) for outputting a single beam are combined separably in row form. A holder is used as means for holding the optical units in row form.