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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Ken Nozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Nozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming unit is provided in which, through making a distance limiting member to limit a distance between an exposing unit and an image carrying body be able to contact and separate with respect to the image carrying body by a contact/separation enabling section, it is eliminated that developer remaining on the surface of the image carrying body coagulates on the distance limiting member, so it is eliminated that the surface of the image carrying body is scraped by the developer, and that a bad print occurs. The image forming unit has an image carrying body exposed by an exposing unit, a distance limiting member to limit a distance between the exposing unit and the image carrying body. The distance limiting member is installed capable of contacting with and separating from the image carrying body by a contact/separation enabling section.