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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhisa Kojima, Chiba, JP;
Ryo Abe, Chiba, JP;
Yuta Okada, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitoshi Iwai, Chiba, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Fukumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a flexible flat cable configured to electrically connect a connector with a control circuit board; and an exposure support member configured to support the exposure head in a posture where the light emitting elements are disposed on an upper side and the connector is disposed on a lower side of the image forming apparatus in upward and downward directions of the image forming apparatus. The flexible flat cable has a contact point that is provided on one surface and is the electrically connected to the connector of the exposure head. The flexible flat cable is connected to the exposure head held by the exposure support member in the posture such that the contact point is disposed on a surface of a right side in leftward and rightward directions of the image forming apparatus.