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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026

Filed:

May. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Daisuke Akagi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); G03G 15/0409 (2013.01); G03G 15/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exposure head configured to expose a photosensitive drum includes: a substrate; a plurality of strip-shaped semiconductor chips each including a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light and a drive circuit that drives the light emitting element, the plurality of semiconductor chips being arranged on the substrate; and a lens array configured to collect light from the light emitting elements on the photosensitive drum. The drive circuit operates between a first potential and a second potential, the light emitting element operates between a third potential and a fourth potential, and a potential difference between the third potential and the fourth potential is equal to or larger than a potential difference between the first potential and the second potential.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Akagi, Daisuke. (2026). Exposure head and image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12578668). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12578668

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