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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Taku Amada, Yamato, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshinori Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuaki Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Taku Amada, Yamato, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshinori Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuaki Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light source unit is provided which includes a light source with a plurality of light emission portions two-dimensionally arranged; a substrate on which the light source is mounted; a first support portion supporting the substrate; a bias member biasing the substrate towards the first support portion; a coupling element coupling a light beam emitted from the light source; a second support portion supporting the coupling element; and a holding member holding a position of the substrate relative to the first support portion.