Image forming apparatus including a covered retracting mechanism
US9188901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1666
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier unit that includes an image carrier and is configured to be capable of being housed in and removed from an image-forming-apparatus main body; an exposure device that is arranged close to the image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image; a retracting mechanism that holds the exposure device close to the image carrier when the image carrier unit is housed in the image-forming-apparatus main body, and holds the exposure device away from the image carrier when the image carrier unit is being removed from the image-forming-apparatus main body; a covering member that covers the retracting mechanism in a state where backlash of the exposure device at least in a main-scanning direction is allowed; and a guide mechanism that positions the exposure device in the main-scanning direction when the exposure device comes closer to the image carrier through the retracting mechanism.
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