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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2013
Optical scanner with housing to support light sources and image forming apparatus incorporating same
Kazunori Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Serizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Johno, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuji Takamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Serizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Johno, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuji Takamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical scanner, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a light source including a recessed portion provided on an outer circumference thereof, and a housing configured to support the light source. The housing includes a positioning unit configured to position the light source in a vertical optical axis of the light source, and a cutout provided on an inner circumference of the positioning unit. The light source is positioned to the positioning unit with the recessed portion being disposed at the cutout and then is fixed to the housing. The image forming apparatus includes an image carrier configured to form an image on a surface thereof, and the above-described optical scanner.