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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
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;
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 member which has a plurality of blinking sections and which exposes the photoconductive body; a support frame which is made of resin and which supports the exposure member; a roller shaft which is made of metal and provided on the support frame; a roller which is made of resin, which is rotatably provided on the roller shaft and which maintains a spacing distance between the exposure member and the photoconductive body; and a metal plate which supports and is electrically connected to the roller shaft and which is electrically grounded. With the image forming apparatus, it is possible to solve a problem caused when the roller shaft is electrically floated, and to suitably arrange parts or components around the roller shaft.