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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Hiroki Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Masato Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Kousuke Uchida, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing mechanism of an optical scanning device, the optical scanning device emitting a light beam and performing a scanning, the optical scanning device further being fixed to a frame at an external part, the optical scanning device further including a housing, and the fixing mechanism including: a penetration hole provided in the frame; and a protruding pin provided at both ends of the housing thereby forming a plurality of protruding pins, wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding pins is insertable to the penetration hole formed in the frame; and a biasing member biasing the housing in a direction.