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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Nagoya, JP;
Hidetaka Hoshino, Aichi, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Junji Fujitani, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuomi Jibu, Ichinomiya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A light deflector and an image forming apparatus including the light deflector are provided. The light deflector includes a polygon mirror made of plastic and a motor including a rotor. The rotor supports the polygon mirror and includes a base and a first protrusion protruding from the base toward the polygon mirror in an axial direction. The polygon mirror includes a main body having a plurality of reflecting surfaces, and a second protrusion protruding from the main body toward the base. The second protrusion has an end face and an inner face. The end face is in contact with the base in the axial direction, and the inner face is in contact with the first protrusion in a radial direction.