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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Haruo Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihiko Arishima, Ibaraki, JP;
Yujiro Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Kisu, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeki Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Matsushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided, with which it is possible to reduce the overall size of an apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member including a plurality of switching elements that are arranged in a moving direction and a generatrix direction of the image bearing member, and a latent image forming unit for forming a latent image on the image bearing member, the latent image forming unit including a voltage generating unit for generating a voltage in each switching element in accordance with an image signal.