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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2005
Hidetoshi Yano, Tokai, JP;
Hidetoshi Yano, Tokai, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: an optical scanning unit for deflecting and scanning a light on a photosensitive body, the optical scanning unit having: a light source for emitting the light; a deflection section that deflects the emitted light; a driving section that drives the deflection section; and a temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the driving section or the temperature in vicinity of the driving section; a developing section that develops an electrostatic latent image by depositing a developer on the electrostatic latent image formed on a surface of the photosensitive body by the optical scanning unit; a transfer section that transfers the developer deposited on the surface of the photosensitive body to a recording medium; and a controller for changing a drive speed of the driving section based on the temperature detected by the temperature detecting section.