Image forming apparatus
US8364055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/04072
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a cleaner for cleaning a surface of a dust-proof glass disposed on a housing of a laser scanning unit for irradiating a photosensitive member with a laser modulated in accordance with image data. The cleaner is supported by a frame of the image forming apparatus body such that the cleaner is movable while keeping in contact with the dust-proof glass and such that the cleaner stays in a stand-by position while keeping out of contact with the dust-proof glass and the housing of the laser scanning unit.
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