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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Image forming apparatus having a support unit to move a light element of the image forming apparatus
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Shokaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Iikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a light emitting element unit disposed at an operating position closely opposed to a photoconductor in a printing operation and having a light emitting element that forms an image on the photoconductor, a support unit mounted in the image forming apparatus to support the light emitting element unit, and an elastic member disposed between the light emitting element unit and the support unit. In a state in which the light emitting element unit is disposed at the operating position, the support unit supports the light emitting element unit with the elastic member being disposed therebetween.