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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Yasuo Tamaru, Nagoya, JP;
Junichi Yokoi, Toyoake, JP;
Yosuke Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuo Tamaru, Nagoya, JP;
Junichi Yokoi, Toyoake, JP;
Yosuke Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, an exposure unit which exposes the photoconductive body, a first pressing member which presses the exposure unit toward the photoconductive body, a first positioning member which makes a contact with the exposure unit, a second positioning member which is arranged at a side nearer to the photoconductive body than the first positioning member in an optical axial direction of light, and a second pressing member which presses the exposure unit toward the second positioning member. A point of action at which the first pressing member presses the exposure unit is positioned at a side nearer to the photoconductive body, than the first positioning member in the optical axial direction. It is possible to suppress a degradation of an image quality by suppressing an effect of vibrations with respect to the exposure unit.