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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Masateru Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Yukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device forming an image on a recording medium; and a light source that, after the image has been formed by the image forming device, irradiates the recording medium with light to fix the image on the recording medium, while the recording medium moves relatively in a predetermined movement direction. The light source includes a current supply section, a light emitting section, and a current output section. Current for light emission is supplied to the current supply section. The light emitting section includes light emitting elements that are disposed two-dimensionally. At least the light emitting elements provided side by side in the movement direction are electrically connected in parallel. The current output section outputs the current that has passed through the light emitting section. The current supply section and the light emitting section are provided side by side in the movement direction.