Fixing mechanism of optical scanning device and image forming apparatus
US8520049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing mechanism of an optical scanning device, the optical scanning device emitting a light beam and performing a scanning, the optical scanning device further being fixed to a frame at an external part, the optical scanning device further including a housing, and the fixing mechanism including: a penetration hole provided in the frame; and a protruding pin provided at both ends of the housing thereby forming a plurality of protruding pins, wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding pins is insertable to the penetration hole formed in the frame; and a biasing member biasing the housing in a direction.
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