Image forming apparatus having a cleaning member configured to clean a transparent member of an optical device
US8203586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/04072
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a laser scanner configured to irradiate a photoconductive drum with light and having a cover glass transmitting the light, a laser shutter movable between a closed position, where the laser shutter blocks an optical path of the light emitted from the laser scanner through the cover glass toward the photoconductive drum, and an open position, where the laser shutter opens the optical path, and a cleaning member with which the cover glass is cleaned, the cleaning member being supported by the laser shutter in such a manner as to be movable along the laser shutter.
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