Patent ID: 8488208

Claim:
An optical module comprising: an optical path unit including a plurality of reflectors for securing an optical path of reflected light from a manuscript; an image processing unit including a reading device which reads image information on said manuscript based on said reflected light from said manuscript entered via said optical path; and a connecting component which connects said optical path unit and said image processing unit so that their positional relation will become a prescribed state, wherein said optical path unit further comprises a first holding component that holds said plurality of reflectors, said image processing unit further comprises a second holding component that holds said reading device, and said first holding component and said second holding component are connected to said connecting component, and wherein said first holding component, said second holding component and said connecting component are formed out of metal, an elongated hole for adjusting positional relation between said optical path unit and said image processing unit is formed on said second holding component, and said second holding component is connected to said connecting component via said elongated hole for adjusting positional relation.