JP5250713B2 - Fixing mechanism of optical scanning device and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical scanning device fixing mechanism and an image forming apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an optical scanning device that is a main component of an image forming unit incorporated in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or a multifunction peripheral has a housing in which a light beam is guided. Is supported by being fixed to a frame installed inside the housing of the image forming apparatus.
For example, in Patent Document 1, the housing is fixed by screwing using a reference pin having a screw part on the frame.

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However, the housing contains a heat generating component such as a polygon motor for scanning the light beam. For this reason, it is unavoidable that the housing is deformed due to heat generated by the heat-generating component. End up. When such a thermal deformation occurs in the housing, there is a possibility that the scanning line is displaced and the printing quality is deteriorated.
Further, as described above, since the housing of the optical scanning device is fixed to the frame with screws, the conventional housing is inefficient in assembling work. There was a drawback that it could not be exchanged.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and suppresses the positional deviation of the light beam caused by the thermal deformation of the housing, facilitates assembly work, and allows the user himself to replace the optical scanning device. For the purpose.

  The present invention adopts the following configuration as means for solving the above-described problems.

  A first invention is an optical scanning device fixing mechanism that emits and scans a light beam and is fixed to an external frame, and is provided at a through hole formed in the frame and at both ends of the housing. In addition, a configuration in which at least one of them includes a projecting pin that can be inserted into a through-hole formed in the frame and a biasing unit that biases the housing in one direction is employed.

  The second invention adopts a configuration in which, in the first invention, the diameter of the protruding pin is set so that the protruding pin can be inserted from an oblique direction with respect to the through hole.

  According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, the urging means is a spring member interposed between the frame and the housing.

  According to a fourth invention, in the first or second invention, the urging means pulls the positioning pin fitted to the tip of the protruding pin, the plate member on which the positioning pin is installed, and the plate member. A configuration including a spring member is employed.

  According to a fifth invention, in the first or second invention, the biasing means includes a plate member fixed to the frame, a header pin that passes through the plate member and is fixed to the housing, and the header A configuration is adopted in which an elastic member is provided between the head of the pin and the plate member and biases the header pin in a direction away from the plate member.

  In a sixth aspect based on the fifth aspect, the plate member includes a fitting hole into which the protruding pin can be fitted.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical scanning device that emits and scans a light beam, a photosensitive member that forms an electrostatic latent image by being irradiated with the light beam, and developing the electrostatic latent image. An image forming apparatus including a developing device for forming a toner image, wherein the optical scanning device is fixed by a fixing mechanism of the optical scanning device according to any one of the first to sixth inventions. To do.

According to the present invention, the protruding pin is inserted into the through hole, and the housing is positioned and supported by biasing the housing in one direction by the biasing means in this state. That is, in the present invention, when the housing is not firmly fixed to the frame and a force exceeding the urging force received from the urging means is applied to the housing, deformation or displacement of the housing is allowed.
Therefore, according to the present invention, since local thermal deformation does not occur in the housing, the occurrence of positional deviation of the scanning lines is eliminated, and deterioration in print quality can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, the housing is biased in one direction by the biasing means, so that the housing is positioned and supported. The housing can be positioned at an accurate position by the biasing force of the biasing means. Further, since the housing is not firmly fixed to the frame, it can be easily detached.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the assembly workability of the optical scanning device and to replace the optical scanning device by the user himself / herself, even if the worker is not an expert.

1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a copying machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a laser scanning unit provided in the copier according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. It is a bottom view of the laser scanning unit with which the copying machine in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a perspective view including the side surface of the laser scanning unit with which the copying machine in 3rd Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a perspective view containing the laser scanning unit with which the copying machine in 3rd Embodiment of this invention is equipped, and a flame | frame.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of an optical scanning device fixing mechanism and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each member is appropriately changed in order to make each member a recognizable size. In the following description, a copying machine will be described as an example of the image forming apparatus of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a copying machine P according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the copier P of this embodiment includes an image reading unit 1 that reads an image of a document, and a printing unit 2 that prints on a recording sheet (recording medium) based on the read image data. ing.

  The image reading unit 1 irradiates an image of a document with light and receives reflected light to read the image of the document as image data. The image reading unit 1 receives light returned from the light source device or the document that irradiates the document with light. It includes a light receiving sensor that receives light and converts it into image data.

  The printing unit 2 includes a belt unit 6, an image forming unit 7, a paper feed cassette 8, a paper feed tray 9, a secondary transfer unit 10, a fixing unit 11, a paper discharge tray 12, and a conveyance path 13. It has.

The belt unit 6 transfers the toner image formed in the image forming unit 7 and conveys the transferred toner image. The belt unit 6 includes an intermediate transfer belt 61 to which the toner image is transferred from the image forming unit 7, and an intermediate transfer belt 61. A transfer roller 61 is provided, and a driving roller 62 that drives the transfer belt 61 endlessly, a driven roller 63, and a tension roller 64 are provided.
The intermediate transfer belt 61 is stretched around a driving roller 62, a driven roller 63, and a tension roller 64.
The drive roller 62 is connected to a drive unit having a drive source such as a motor, and rotates while applying a grip force to the intermediate transfer belt 61.
The driven roller 63 is driven to rotate following the rotational drive of the drive roller 62.
The tension roller 64 is a kind of driven roller that is driven to rotate by the rotational driving of the driving roller 62, and has a spring mechanism to apply tension to the intermediate transfer belt 61.
Further, the belt unit 6 is provided with a cleaning unit (not shown) so that the toner remaining on the intermediate transfer belt 61 is removed.

  The image forming unit 7 is provided corresponding to each color of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (BK), and forms a toner image of each color. These image forming units 7 are arranged along the intermediate transfer belt 61.

Each image forming unit 7 includes a photoreceptor 71, a charger 72, a laser scanning unit (optical scanning device) 73, a developing device 74, a primary transfer roller 75, a cleaning device 76, a static elimination device (not shown), and the like. Have
The photosensitive member 71 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an electrostatic latent image and a toner image based on the electrostatic latent image are formed on the peripheral surface thereof. The charger 72 is disposed to face the photoconductor 71 and charges the peripheral surface of the photoconductor 71. The laser scanning unit 73 scans the circumferential surface of the charged photoreceptor 71 with laser light emitted based on the image data in the print format. The developing device 74 develops a toner image based on the electrostatic latent image on the circumferential surface of the photoreceptor 71 by supplying toner to the circumferential surface of the photoreceptor 71. The primary transfer roller 75 is disposed opposite to the photoreceptor 71 with the intermediate transfer belt 61 interposed therebetween, and primarily transfers the toner image developed on the photoreceptor 71 to the intermediate transfer belt 61. The cleaning device 76 removes toner remaining on the photoreceptor 71 after the primary transfer.

The paper feed cassette 8 can be pulled out with respect to the apparatus main body and accommodates storage paper. The paper feed tray 9 is openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body, and stores storage paper.
The secondary transfer unit 10 performs secondary transfer of the image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 61 to a storage medium. The secondary transfer unit 10 sandwiches the drive roller 62 that drives the intermediate transfer belt 61 and the intermediate transfer belt 61 therebetween. The drive roller 62 and the secondary transfer roller 10a are arranged to face each other.
The fixing unit 11 fixes the toner image secondarily transferred onto the storage medium to the recording paper, and includes a heating roller that fixes the toner image to the recording paper by applying pressure and heating.
The transport path 13 includes a pickup roller 13 a that unloads the storage paper from the paper feed cassette 8, a paper feed roller 13 b that transports the storage medium, a paper discharge roller 13 c that discharges the storage medium to the paper discharge tray 12, and the like.

  The copying machine P of the present embodiment having such a configuration acquires image data in the image reading unit 1 as described above, and the printing unit 2 prints on recording paper based on the image data.

Next, a laser scanning unit (LSU) 73 in the copying machine P of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the laser scanning unit, with the upper cover removed.
Since each laser scanning unit 73 has the same configuration, only one laser scanning unit 73 will be described in the following description.

The laser scanning unit 73 includes a housing 200. The housing 200 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed into a hollow body having a predetermined volume space inside. In addition, a light beam generator, a polygon mirror, a polygon motor, an optical element, and the like are installed inside the housing. Then, the laser scanning unit 73 scans the light beam on the photosensitive member 71 while guiding and emitting the light beam emitted from the light beam generator inside the housing.
Note that an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoconductor 71 by irradiating the photoconductor 71 with the light beam emitted from the laser scanning unit 73.

  Hereinafter, the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the laser scanning unit 73 of FIG. 1 when viewed from the photosensitive member 71 side, and a pair of frames F1 and F2 (FIG. 1) provided respectively at the front and back of the paper surface in FIG. (Not shown) shows a state of being attached between. The pair of frames F1 and F2 are provided in parallel inside the casing of the copying machine P at a predetermined interval.

The laser scanning unit 73 is attached to the frames F <b> 1 and F <b> 2 of the housing 200 using three projecting pins 100 to 102, three through holes 103 to 105, and a spring member 106.
That is, the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment includes the protruding pins 100 to 102, the through holes 103 to 105, and the spring member 106.

Of the three protruding pins 100 to 102, the two protruding pins 100 and 101 are provided on one side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 2) of both sides of the housing 200 at a predetermined interval, and the remaining One protruding pin 102 is provided on the other side surface of the housing 200 so as to be coaxial with one protruding pin (the protruding pin 100 in the illustrated example) of the two protruding pins 100 and 101. Yes.
The lengths of these three projecting pins 100 to 102 are set such that all the projecting pins 100 to 102 can be inserted into the through holes 103 to 105. Further, the length of the projecting pin 102 is set to a length that allows the projecting pin 100 and 101 to come out of the through hole 105 when the projecting pin 100 and 101 is inserted into the through hole 103 and 104 as far as possible. Further, the diameters of the protruding pins 100 and 101 are set smaller than the through holes 103 and 104 so that the protruding pins 100 and 101 can be inserted into the through holes 103 and 104 from an oblique direction.

Note that the through holes 103 and 104 may have an elliptical shape that is long in the vertical direction, so that the protruding pins 100 and 101 can be inserted from an oblique direction.
Here, the protruding pin 102 is provided so as to be coaxial with the protruding pin 100, but the protruding pin 102 may be provided so as to be coaxial with the protruding pin 101. Further, two projecting pins may be provided corresponding to the projecting pins of the two projecting pins 100 and 101.

  Of the three through holes 103 to 105, two through holes 103 and 104 are provided in the frame F1 at positions corresponding to the projecting pins 100 and 101, and the remaining through holes 105 correspond to the projecting pins 102. The frame F2 is provided at a position. The relationship between the through holes 103 and 104 and the projecting pins 100 and 101 and between the through hole 105 and the projecting pins 102 is determined so that each projecting pin can be easily inserted into each through hole and the inserted projecting pins do not rattle. It has been.

The spring member 106 corresponds to the biasing means of the present invention, and is formed of a U-shaped leaf spring as shown in FIG. 3, and includes one side surface (right side surface in FIG. 2) of the housing 200, the frame F1, and the like. And between the projecting pins 100 and 101. The housing 200 side of the spring member 106 is fixed to the housing 200, and the upper end portion on the opposite side is formed in an inverted U shape, and the inverted U shape portion can be inserted into the upper end portion of the frame F1. Has been.
When the spring member 106 is interposed between the housing 200 and the frame F1, as shown in FIG. 2, the spring member 106 is compressed so as to urge the housing 200 toward the frame F2 (one direction). Yes.
Then, the housing 200 is pressed against the frame F2 by the urging force of the spring member 106, whereby the laser scanning unit 73 is positioned.

When attaching the laser scanning unit 73, first, the projecting pins 100 and 101 are inserted into the through holes 103 and 104 formed in the frame F1 from obliquely above. At this time, the spring member 106 is greatly compressed by strongly pushing the housing 200, and the protruding pins 100 and 101 are inserted into the through holes 103 and 104 to the root. Subsequently, the laser scanning unit 73 is laid down so that the protruding pin 102 faces the through hole 105 of the frame F2. Thereafter, the force pushing the housing 200 is released, and the protruding pin 102 is inserted into the through hole 105 by the restoring force of the spring member 106. As a result, the laser scanning unit 73 is positioned and supported as shown in FIG.
As described above, in the laser scanning unit 73 of the present embodiment, the projecting pins 100 and 101 are once inserted from obliquely upward to the back of the through holes 103 and 104, and then the housing 200 is laid to project from the through holes 103 and 104. , 101 are fixed to the frames F1 and F2 by a switchback operation for moving in the direction in which they are removed.

  On the other hand, when removing the laser scanning unit 73, the protruding pin 102 is extracted from the through hole 105 so as to further compress the spring member 106. Thereafter, the housing 200 is tilted forward, and then the protruding pins 100 and 101 are extracted from the through holes 103 and 104, whereby the laser scanning unit 73 is removed.

According to the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment as described above, the projecting pins 100 to 102 are inserted into the through holes 103 to 105, and in this state, the housing 200 is moved in one direction by the spring member 106. By energizing, the housing 200 is positioned and supported. That is, in the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in this embodiment, the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, and a force exceeding the biasing force received from the spring member 106 acts on the housing 200. In such a case, deformation or displacement of the housing 200 is allowed.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, since local thermal deformation does not occur in the housing 200, the occurrence of positional deviation of the scanning line is eliminated, and deterioration in print quality can be prevented. it can.

In addition, according to the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the housing 200 is biased in one direction by the spring member 106, whereby the housing 200 is positioned and supported. If 200 is arranged at the approximate position, then the housing 200 can be positioned at an accurate position by the biasing force of the spring member 106. Further, since the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, the attachment and detachment thereof is easy.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 300 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the assembly workability of the laser scanning unit 73 is improved, and the user can replace the laser scanning unit 73 by himself / herself, even if he / she is not a worker having specialized knowledge. Can be done.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment. Since the description of the components having the same reference numerals is duplicated, it will be omitted.

  The fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 according to the second embodiment corresponds to the protruding pins 100a, 101a, 102a corresponding to the protruding pins 100, 101, 102a and the through holes 103, 104, 105 in the first embodiment. Through-holes 103a, 104a, 105a and an urging mechanism 500 (urging means).

The projecting pins 100a and 101a are provided with insertion holes 100b and 101b in the axial direction, respectively. In the present embodiment, the lengths of the protruding pins 100a and 101a are set such that the tips do not reach the through holes 103a and 104a in a state where the protruding pins 102a are inserted into the through holes 105a to the deepest. .
The diameter of the protruding pin 102a is set smaller than the diameter of the through hole 105a so that the protruding pin 102a can be inserted into the through hole 105a obliquely from above. Note that the through hole 105a may have an elliptical shape that is long in the vertical direction, so that the protruding pin 102a can be inserted from an oblique direction.

  The urging mechanism 500 urges the housing 200 in a direction (one direction) toward the frame F2, and includes a spring member 106a, a plate member 107, and positioning pins 108 and 109.

  The spring member 106 a is a tension spring, and one end side is fixed to the frame F <b> 1 and the other end side is fixed to one surface of the plate member 107.

  The plate member 107 is determined so that the length in the longitudinal direction is slightly longer than the distance between the projecting pins 100a and 101a. The plate member 107 is constantly biased by the spring member 106a so as to be drawn into the frame F1.

The positioning pins 108 and 109 are provided on the plate member 107, respectively, and are disposed so as to protrude toward the protruding pins 100a and 101a at positions facing the protruding pins 100a and 101a, respectively.
Protrusions 108a and 109a that can be inserted into insertion holes 100b and 101b provided in the projecting pins 100a and 101a are provided at the tips of the positioning pins 108 and 109, respectively.
The positioning pins 108 and 109 are configured to be inserted into the through holes 103a and 104a opened at the same positions as the through holes 103 and 104 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 4).

When attaching the laser scanning unit 73, first, the protruding pin 102a is inserted into the through hole 105a formed in the frame F2 from obliquely above. Subsequently, the laser scanning unit 73 is laid in a state where the plate member 107 is pulled, and the insertion holes 100b and 101b provided in the projecting pins 100a and 101a are made to face the projections 108a and 109a of the positioning pins 108 and 109, respectively. Next, the plate member 107 is returned to insert the projections 108a and 109a into the insertion holes 100b and 101b, and the positioning pins 108 and 109 are inserted into the through holes 103a and 104a.
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the laser scanning unit 73 is positioned and supported, and is fixed to the frames F1 and F2.

  On the other hand, when removing the laser scanning unit 73, the projections 108a and 109a are pulled out from the insertion holes 100b and 101b by pulling the plate member 107, the laser scanning unit 73 is tilted forward, and then the protruding pin 102a is inserted into the through hole. By extracting from 105a, the laser scanning unit 73 is removed.

According to the fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment as described above, the projecting pins 100a to 102a are inserted into the through holes 103a to 105a, and the housing 200 is unidirectionally moved by the biasing mechanism 500 in this state. The housing 200 is positioned and supported by urging to. That is, in the fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, and a force exceeding the urging force received from the urging mechanism 500 is applied to the housing 200. When it acts, the housing 200 is allowed to be deformed or displaced.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, since local thermal deformation does not occur in the housing 200, the occurrence of positional deviation of the scanning line is eliminated, and deterioration in print quality can be prevented. it can.

In addition, according to the fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the housing 200 is biased in one direction by the biasing mechanism 500, whereby the housing 200 is positioned and supported. If the housing 200 is arranged at a rough position, the housing 200 can be positioned at an accurate position by the urging force of the urging mechanism 500 thereafter. Further, since the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, the attachment and detachment thereof is easy.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 400 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the assembling workability of the laser scanning unit 73 is improved, and the user can replace the laser scanning unit 73 by himself / herself even if he / she is not a worker having specialized knowledge. Can be done.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the third embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. Since the description of the components having the same reference numerals is duplicated, it will be omitted.

In the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 of the third embodiment, the configuration on the frame F2 side is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
Further, the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 of the present embodiment includes a biasing mechanism 700 (biasing means) as shown in FIG. 5 in addition to the configuration on the frame F2 side (the projecting pin 102 and the through hole 105). It has. In FIG. 5, the frame F1 is omitted.

  The biasing mechanism 700 pulls the housing 200 of the laser scanning unit 73 toward the frame F1 and biases it, and includes a plate member 701, a header pin 702, a spring member 703, and a screw 704.

As shown in FIG. 6, the plate member 701 is fixed to the outside of the frame F1 (the side opposite to the side on which the laser scanning unit 73 is arranged) so as to be exposed from the opening provided in the frame F1. is there.
As shown in FIG. 5, the plate member 701 has a fitting hole 701 a into which the protruding pin 100 of the laser scanning unit 73 is fitted and a fitting hole 701 b into which the protruding pin 101 is fitted. A plurality (three in the present embodiment) of projecting portions 701c are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the fitting holes 701a and 701b, and the projecting pins 100 and 101 are formed with respect to these projecting portions 701c. The projecting pins 100 and 101 are positioned by hitting the peripheral surface.
Further, the plate member 701 is provided with an insertion hole 200a for pulling out the header pin 702 from the outside of the frame F to the inside at a substantially central position. The diameter of the insertion hole 200a is set smaller than the head of the header pin 702.

In the present embodiment, the housing 200 of the laser scanning unit 73 is also provided with an insertion hole 200a for extracting the header pin 702 from the outside to the inside. Then, the header pins 702, as shown in FIG. 5, are arranged leaves the insertion hole 70 1d and the insertion hole 200a from the outside. The tip of the header pin 702 (the side opposite to the head) is located inside the housing 200 and is screwed with a nut (not shown) having a diameter larger than the insertion hole 200a. The header pin 702 is fixed to the housing 200 by a nut being locked to the housing 200.

The spring member 703 is interposed between the head of the header pin 702 and the plate member 701, and biases the header pin 702 toward the outside (side away from the plate member 701).
Thus, the header pin 702 is biased outward, whereby the housing 200 fixed to the header 702 is pulled toward the frame F1 and biased.

  The screws 704 are for positioning and fixing the plate member 701 with respect to the frame F1, and two screws 704 are provided in the present embodiment.

Also by the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 as described above, the housing 200 is positioned and supported by urging the housing 200 in one direction by the urging mechanism 700. That is, in the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 in this embodiment, the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, and a force exceeding the urging force received from the spring member 703 acts on the housing 200. In such a case, deformation or displacement of the housing 200 is allowed.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, since local thermal deformation does not occur in the housing 200, the occurrence of positional deviation of the scanning line is eliminated, and deterioration in print quality can be prevented. it can.

In addition, according to the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the housing 200 is biased in one direction by the spring member 703, whereby the housing 200 is positioned and supported. If 200 is arranged at the approximate position, then the housing 200 can be positioned at an accurate position by the biasing force of the spring member 703. Further, since the housing 200 is not firmly fixed to the frames F1 and F2, the attachment and detachment thereof is easy.
Therefore, according to the fixing mechanism 600 of the laser scanning unit 73 in the present embodiment, the assembly workability of the laser scanning unit 73 is improved, and the user can replace the laser scanning unit 73 by himself / herself, even if he / she is not an operator having specialized knowledge. Can be done.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various shapes, combinations, and the like of the constituent members shown in the above-described embodiments are examples, and various modifications can be made based on design requirements and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the laser scanning unit 73 that is an example of the optical scanning device of the present invention is mounted on a copying machine that is one of the image forming apparatuses has been described.
However, the optical scanning device of the present invention is not limited to this, and may be mounted on a device such as a measuring instrument or an inspection device in addition to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine.

P: Copying machine (image forming apparatus), 73: Laser scanning unit (optical scanning apparatus), F1, F2: Frame, 100 to 102, 100a, 101a ... Projecting pin, 100b, 101b ... Insertion hole, 103-105, 103a, 104a ... through hole, 106,106a ... spring member (biasing means) 107 ... plate member, 108,109 ... positioning pin, 108a, 109a ... projection, 200 ... housing , 300, 400, 600... Fixing mechanism, 500, 700... Biasing mechanism (biasing means), 701... Plate member, 701a, 701b .. fitting hole, 702. Member (elastic member)

Claims (2)

An optical scanning device fixing mechanism having a housing fixed to a pair of externally opposed frames while emitting and scanning a light beam,
A through hole formed in each of the pair of opposed frames;
A projecting pin that is installed at both ends of the housing of the optical scanning device in a direction in which the pair of frames face each other and at least one of which can be inserted into a through-hole formed in the frame;
Urging means for urging the housing of the optical scanning device in one direction coinciding with the direction in which the pair of frames are opposed to each other;
The biasing means is
A plate member fixed to the frame;
A header pin that is fixed to the housing through the plate member;
An elastic member interposed between the head of the header pin and the plate member and biasing the header pin in a direction away from the plate member ;
The plate member is provided with a fitting hole into which the protruding pin can be fitted, and a position where the fitting hole is provided is positioned by being fitted into a notch formed in the frame. The optical scanning device fixing mechanism. An optical scanning device that emits and scans a light beam, a photosensitive member that forms an electrostatic latent image when irradiated with the light beam, and a developer that forms a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image An image forming apparatus comprising:
An image forming apparatus, wherein the optical scanning device is fixed by the fixing mechanism of the optical scanning device according to claim 1 .