摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical writing device with which a polygon mirror and a laser diode are cooled with a simple structure and at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: In the optical writing device which performs writing by scanning a photoreceptor with a laser beam emitted from a laser diode 9 and with the polygon mirror 7, a duct 11 having a shape connecting the polygon mirror 7 and the laser diode 9 is provided and a cooling fan 8 is provided at the end of the duct. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |