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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/14 (2006.01); B41J 27/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0409 (2013.01); G02B 13/0005 (2013.01); G02B 26/121 (2013.01); G03G 15/326 (2013.01); B41J 2/471 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical scanning device includes a housing, a laser light source outputting a laser light, a polygon mirror arranged in an arrangement space and deflecting the laser light to scan a predetermined object with the laser light while rotating, a polygon motor rotating the polygon mirror, a control board arranged in the arrangement space and controlling the polygon motor, and a flow-control member arranged in the arrangement space and guiding an airflow generated by a rotation of the polygon mirror to an outside of the arrangement space to circulate the airflow within the housing.