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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A holding unit turns, while holding a latent image writing unit, centered on a turning axis that is arranged on a main body of an image forming apparatus between an opening position and a closing position with respect to the main body. A positioning unit arranged on the main body positions the latent image writing unit with respect to the image carrier, when the holding unit is at the closing position. A biasing unit biases the latent image writing unit to make a contact with the positioning unit. A shock absorbing unit absorbs a shock received by the holding unit and the latent image writing unit when the holding unit is moved from the opening position to the closing position.