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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Seki, Saitama, JP;
Satoru Takezawa, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/043 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/043 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a semiconductor laser for emitting laser light for irradiating a photosensitive drum, BD for detecting laser light before irradiating the photosensitive drum to output BD signal as a reference for determining an initiation position of the photosensitive drum, and a laser circuit board. The laser circuit board causes the semiconductor laser to emit laser light detected by the BD with first light amount. When a BD sensor outputs the BD signal, a laser circuit board causes the semiconductor laser to emit the laser light with second light amount.