Patent ID: 8319813

Claim:
A mounting assembly for mounting a reflection mirror within a laser scanning unit, the mounting assembly comprising: a mounting structure disposed on a portion of the laser scanning unit, the mounting structure comprising, a base member, a first pair of support protrusions extending from the base member, and a second pair of support protrusions disposed opposite to the first pair of support protrusions on the base member, each of the first pair of support protrusions and the second pair of support protrusions extending upwardly from the base member, each of the first pair of support protrusions and the second pair of support protrusions comprising, a first support protrusion having a first top surface, and a second support protrusion disposed adjacent to the first support protrusion, the second support protrusion having a second top surface, wherein the first top surface and the second top surface are disposed at a substantially identical predetermined angle relative to the base member, and wherein the first support protrusion is dimensioned for supporting an end portion of the reflection mirror on the first top surface; and a pair of urging members, each urging member of the pair of urging members removably secured over the second top surface of one of the second support protrusions for urging a corresponding one of the end portions of the reflection mirror against a corresponding one of the first support protrusions such that at least one portion of each urging member is positioned substantially parallel to the reflection mirror.