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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Mitsuhiro Obara, Shizuoka, JP;

Tetsuya Nishiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0435 (2013.01); G02B 26/123 (2013.01); G02B 26/127 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0404 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus incudes a photosensitive member, a scanning optical unit and a control portion. The scanning optical unit is provided with a light source including a plurality of light emitting points and emitting laser lights form the plurality of light emitting points, respectively and a deflector deflecting each of the laser lights emitted from the plurality of light emitting points into a scanning direction. The scanning optical unit scans the photosensitive member with the plurality of laser lights deflected by the deflector and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The control portion controls the scanning optical unit. Based on information regarding a light emitting point pitch as an interval between the plurality of light emitting points, the control portion identifies the light emitting point pitch.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Obara, Mitsuhiro. (2026). Image forming apparatus having multi-beam laser light emitting point pitch identification (U.S. Patent No. 12645168). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12645168

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