Patent ID: 7573626

Claim:
An optical scanner comprising: a scanning device having a movable mirror, an elastic support portion for supporting the movable mirror such that the movable mirror can swing around a swinging center, a support base for supporting the elastic support portion, and swinging means for swinging the movable mirror; and a fixing member having a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion for attachment of the scanning device, wherein the fixing member includes a first surface formed on a plane of a surface of the movable mirror; wherein the first attachment portion includes a second surface formed on a plane which is perpendicular to the surface of the movable mirror and includes a swinging center R 1 ; and wherein the second attachment portion includes a third surface formed on a plane which is perpendicular to a surface of the movable mirror and includes a center line R 2 perpendicular to the swinging center R 1 in the surface of the movable mirror.