Image forming apparatus
US7983593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0896
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a cylindrical photoconductor; a laser scanning section for forming an electrostatic latent image on a peripheral surface of the photoconductor; an image development section for developing the electrostatic latent image by using a toner; a toner storage section for storing the toner to be supplied; and a transfer section for transferring the visualized image with use of the toner onto a printing sheet, wherein the image development section is disposed upstream of a rotation direction of the photoconductor from the transfer section, the toner storage section is disposed above the image development section while having a predetermined distance from the image development section so as to form a space therebetween for releasing heat, and the laser scanning section emits the scanning beam obliquely upwardly with respect to a horizontal direction so that the emitted scanning beam passes through the space and exposes the peripheral surface.
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