Image forming apparatus with moveable exposure device
US9482983B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1666
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes: an image holding element; an exposure device that exposes the image holding element to light; a holding member that holds the exposure device such that the exposure device is movable relative to an apparatus body between an exposure position, at which the exposure device exposes the image holding element to light, and a retracted position, at which the exposure device is located away from the image holding element; an open/close member that has a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the apparatus body and that opens and closes the apparatus body; a moving member that moves the exposure device between the exposure position and the retracted position via the holding member along with opening/closing movement of the open/close member; and a guide member formed with a guide surface that guides movement of the holding member and a holding portion that holds the holding member at the exposure position.
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