Patent ID: 8717656
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B41J,G02B,G03G

Abstract:
1. An optical scanning device for scanning an object with plural laser beams, the optical scanning device comprising: a light source configured to emit plural parallel laser beams in a predetermined direction, wherein the light source has a stem portion having a first notch; a support which has an opening with which the light source is engaged so that the light source is rotatable through a plurality of angles on an axis parallel to the plural laser beams, wherein the support comprises a second notch located on a part of the support so as to overlap with the first notch, the overlapping first and second notches being configured to allow a tool to be inserted through the first and second notches and rotated to rotate the light source from an original angle to an adjusted angle, the adjusted angle being any one of the plurality of angles; and a holding member configured to secure the light source at the adjusted angle.