Patent ID: 7136088

Claim:
A support apparatus supporting a laser scan unit, the laser scan unit being configured to be utilized in an image forming apparatus and to cooperate with a photo conductor of the image forming apparatus, the support apparatus comprising: a mounting plate configured to have the laser scan unit mounted thereon; a support plate configured to support the mounting plate within the image forming apparatus adjacent an end of the mounting plate, the support plate extending vertically within the image forming apparatus; an adjuster configured to be positioned along the vertical extent of the support plate, and to adjust a height of an end of the mounting plate by moving the end of the mounting plate upward and downward, the adjuster being configured to be accessed from a side of the image forming apparatus, the adjuster comprising a cam and a lever, the cam contacting the end of the mounting plate, the lever being coupled with the cam, the cam moving the end of the mounting plate upward and downward by rotation of the lever about a fulcrum; and a scale configured to display height levels of the end of the mounting plate, the scale being provided on the support plate, and being adjacent an end of the lever of the adjuster.