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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Ichirou Kawahara, Saitama, JP;
Masaki Suto, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Shokaku, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light irradiation element includes a cavity through which light passes and a translucent light conduit bordering the cavity, allowing light to pass therethrough and transmitting the light passed through the cavity, the light irradiation element being disposed along a longitudinal direction of an image bearing body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed and directing the light passed through the light conduit to irradiate the image bearing body.