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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Kenichi Ashida, Toyohashi, JP;
Takuji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideaki Ikeda, Toyokawa, JP;
Shinji Yanase, Shinshiro, JP;
Kenichi Ashida, Toyohashi, JP;
Takuji Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideaki Ikeda, Toyokawa, JP;
Shinji Yanase, Shinshiro, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a cleaner for cleaning a surface of a dust-proof glass disposed on a housing of a laser scanning unit for irradiating a photosensitive member with a laser modulated in accordance with image data. The cleaner is supported by a frame of the image forming apparatus body such that the cleaner is movable while keeping in contact with the dust-proof glass and such that the cleaner stays in a stand-by position while keeping out of contact with the dust-proof glass and the housing of the laser scanning unit.