Title:
WRITING OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002131676
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a writing optical device which is capable of efficiently cooling a rotary scanner without degrading its soundproof and dustproof performance by assuring the hermeticity of an optical housing for housing the rotary scanner and an image forming device mounted with this device.
The base surface of the optical housing (2) for housing the rotary scanner (1) is provided with an aperture (8) to enable the circulation of air in the optical housing (2), by which the heat generated by driving of the rotary scanner (1) is discharged.
Inventors:
YAMAZAKI KOICHI
Application Number:
JP2000329433A
Publication Date:
May 09, 2002
Filing Date:
October 27, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
B41J2/44; G02B26/10; G03B27/52; H04N1/00; H04N1/113; (IPC1-7): G02B26/10; B41J2/44; G03B27/52; H04N1/00; H04N1/113
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