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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Shinichi Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Morita, Japan, JP;
Shinichi Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Morita, Japan, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus A includes: a light irradiation devicewhich irradiates laser light; an image carrying bodywhich is exposed to the laser light to form a latent image on the exposed portion; and an abutting memberwhich is fastened to the light irradiation device in abutting contact with a stationary member F for defining a reference position. The abutting memberchanges in volume due to temperature fluctuation, and the light irradiation devicemoves with respect to the stationary member F, in an opposite direction to a focal point shift which has taken place along an irradiation direction of the laser light due to the temperature fluctuation.