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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2007
Applicant:
Shinji Morita, Kunitachi, JP;
Inventor:
Shinji Morita, Kunitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device to expose the photoconductor, a dustproofing member arranged more upstream than an exposure position of the exposure device in a moving direction of the photoconductor, and a cover which supports the exposure device and dustproofing member. The cover opens around a pivot shaft which is arranged more upstream than the exposure device in the moving direction of the photoconductor.