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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Byung-jo Lee, Bucheon-si, KR;
Gun-wook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-ho Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-min Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-jo Lee, Bucheon-si, KR;
Gun-wook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-ho Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-min Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the image forming apparatus; at least one image forming unit disposed in the main body; a light scanning unit that is disposed in the main body and scans light to form an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive medium of the at least one image forming unit; a window open-closing shutter that is disposed to slidably move on a surface of the light scanning unit from which light emits, and moves between an open position where a light moving path is opened and a blocking position where the light moving path is blocked; a shutter operating lever that is disposed in the main body, and activates the window open-closing shutter to be positioned at either of the open position and the blocking position; and a pressure member that is disposed in the main body and presses the shutter operating lever.