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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsaku Kondo, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An exposure head includes a light emitting board group, a first lens array, and a second lens array. The light emitting board group disposes a plurality of light emitting boards each including a plurality of light emitting elements disposed side by side in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The plurality of light emitting boards are disposed along the second direction and alternately in the first direction. The light emitting board group includes a first light emitting board group and a second light emitting board group. The first lens array condenses light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the first light emitting board group onto the surface of the image bearing member. The second lens array condenses light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the second light emitting board group onto the surface of the image bearing member.