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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Haruyuki Shimomura, Nagoya, JP;
Haruyuki Shimomura, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a photosensitive member, an exposure device having a laser emitting element that irradiates a laser beam, the laser beam being scanned on the photosensitive member line by line to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, a developing device that supplies a developing agent to the electrostatic latent image to form a visible image, and a controller that controls the laser emitting element to irradiate the laser beam in a predetermined light amount. The controller further controls the laser emitting element to irradiate the laser beam in a reduced light amount every at least one line.