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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Taku Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Taku Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/14 (2006.01); B41J 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical scanning device that optically scans a surface to be scanned in a main-scanning direction includes a light source; an optical deflector that has a reflective surface rotating on an axis of rotation of the reflective surface and deflects a light beam emitted from the light source; a scanning optical system that guides the light beam deflected by the optical deflector to the surface to be scanned; and a flow guide member that is provided near the optical deflector and turns back a flow of air generated by rotation of the reflective surface toward the reflective surface.