Patent ID: 6975344

Claim:
An image recorder for recording an image on a recording medium, comprising: a) a light source unit emitting a plurality of laser beams, said light source unit comprising a-1) a plurality of light source parts, said plurality of light source parts each comprising: a-1-1) a bare chip of a laser diode emitting laser beam; a-1-2) a submount holding said bare chip of said laser diode thereon; and a-2) a fixing part, said fixing part comprising a-2-1) at least one fixed element to which said submounts are directly fixed; and b) a scanning mechanism scanning said recording medium using said plurality of laser beams, wherein said plurality of light source parts are fixed to said at least one fixed element at surfaces to establish a direct electrical connection between said plurality of light source parts and said at least one fixed element, and each of said surfaces being substantially perpendicular to an emitting direction of said laser beams.