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Image exposure apparatus and image forming apparatus

US7042591B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2000
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/04054
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an image exposure apparatus which has a light emitting chip including a plurality of light emitting elements, a base plate for mounting the chip thereon, a lens for imaging light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements on an exposure surface, an electrode disposed in the vicinity of the lens, and an insulative protecting member for protecting the chip, wherein a gap is provided between the electrode and the protecting member.

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