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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Junichi Yokoi, Toyoake, JP;
Yosuke Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Yasuo Tamaru, Nagoya, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Yokoi, Toyoake, JP;
Yosuke Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Yasuo Tamaru, Nagoya, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabshiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes: a photosensitive member; an exposure member; a support frame supporting the exposure member; a gap keeping member; a pressing member; and an adjustment member. The adjust member is disposed between the exposure member and the support frame and configured to adjust a gap between the exposure member and the support frame to allow the exposure member to move in an optical axis direction.