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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Yusuke Murodate, Nagoya, JP;
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yusuke Murodate, Nagoya, JP;
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An optical scanning device including: a light source part that is provided in a resin-molded casing and emits a laser beam; a deflector that is arranged in the casing and deflects and scans the laser beam, the deflector including, a rotary polygon mirror that reflects the laser beam, a driving source that rotates the rotary polygon mirror, and a substrate member; and the casing including, a fixed wall that extends in a direction perpendicular to a mirror surface of the rotary polygon mirror, a first fixing part that is provided to the fixed wall and fixes the light source part, a second fixing part that is provided to the fixed wall and fixes the substrate member, and a reinforcing part that is provided to the fixed wall and extends toward the emission direction so as to continuously connect the first fixing part and the second fixing part.