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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Kunihiro Kawada, Matsumoto, JP;
Yujiro Nomura, Shiojiri, JP;
Kunihiro Kawada, Matsumoto, JP;
Yujiro Nomura, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, includes: a latent image carrier that moves in a first direction; an exposure head that includes a light emitting element and an imaging optical system row which is arranged in the first direction and which is made up of imaging optical systems which are arranged in a second direction different from the first direction and image light emitted from the light emitting element on the latent image carrier; a developing unit that develops a latent image formed on the latent image carrier by the exposure head; and two detectors that detect an image obtained by developing a latent image by the developing unit, the latent image being formed using the same imaging optical system row.