Image forming apparatus featuring a plurality of light emission elements on a single chip
US6236416A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/45
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposure device includes a single-chip light emission element array formed by integrating a plurality of light emitting elements in a single chip which exposure device executes the exposure in the main scanning direction relative to the movement of the photosensitive member, by the light emission from the single-chip light emission element array, and a developing device provided around the photosensitive member.
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