Light irradiation device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10003711
APP PUB NO 20170264770A1
SERIAL NO

15451561

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A light irradiation device includes a light source, a light guide member, and a holding member. The light guide member includes an incident surface, an exit surface, and a held surface. The incident surface has an elongated shape in a main scanning direction and faces a light emitting surface of the light source. The light guide member includes a securing structure in each of both end portions in the main scanning direction, which are out of a light guide area of the light guide member. The securing structure in one end portion is an engagement lug structure protruding to penetrate into a through-hole of the holding member, including a lug on a leading end, and engaging the holding member. The securing structure on another end portion is a fastening structure having a fastening hole penetrated with a fastening member and being secured to the holding member with the fastening member.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iwamatsu, Akihiro Kanagawa, JP 30 250
Kawamura, Kazushige Kanagawa, JP 30 322
Kohda, Takuya Kanagawa, JP 4 6

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