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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Matsushima, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1652 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an electrically conductive and grounded frame, an image forming unit, a print head, a holder that supports the print head, an electrically conductive urging member between the print head and the holder for urging the print head toward the image forming unit, and an electrically conductive arm extending from the urging member and electrically connected to the urging member. The arm floats when the print head moves away from the image forming unit and is electrically connected to the frame when the print head contacts the image forming unit.