Patent ID: 8446447

Claim:
An optical scanner comprising: a frame having a frame surface; a light source configured to emit a light beam; a mirror mounted on the frame to guide the light beam to a scanning target, the mirror having a first surface facing the frame surface and extending in a longitudinal direction, a second surface opposed to the first surface and extending in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of ends in the longitudinal direction, the mirror having a reflecting part at which the light beam is configured to be reflected, the minor further having a transmitting part at at least one of the pair of ends to transmit a curing light having a wavelength within a prescribed range; a spacer disposed between the frame surface and the transmitting part to maintain the minor at a predetermined position with respect to the frame, the spacer being formed of a photocurable resin cured in response to the curing light; and a pressing member configured to fix the mirror to the frame, the pressing member including first and second linking parts which extend across the second surface of the mirror and have an opening formed therebetween through which the curing light passes, the first and second linking parts being bowed inward toward the second surface of the mirror to form respective first and second vertices which contact and apply pressure to the mirror.