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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a rotating photosensitive member; an optical print head including a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting portions emitting light to expose the photosensitive member is provided, a lens condensing the light emitted by the plurality of light emitting portions on the photosensitive member, and a holder holding the substrate and the lens; a cleaning rod abutting on the lens and cleaning the lens; and a guiding member guiding the cleaning rod along a rotational axis direction of the photosensitive member and restricting movement of the cleaning rod in an optical axis direction orthogonal to both the rotational axis direction and a width direction of the substrate orthogonal to the rotational axis direction, the guiding member being separate from the holder.