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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shin Mogi, Kawashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G03G 15/04036 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01); B41J 2/473 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning optical apparatus includes an optical box accommodating a deflection device for scanningly deflecting a laser beam emitted by a light source and an optical part for directing the laser beam toward a member-to-be-scanned; a cap mounted to the optical box; a sealing member extending from the cap, wherein the sealing member is made of a material exhibiting easier deformation than the cap, and is contacted to a wall of the optical box in a deformed state.