Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and image forming unit
US9933723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier and a charge removing portion. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the image carrier. The charge removing portion includes: a light source configured to emit light to be used for removing charge from the image carrier; a light concentrating portion configured to concentrate the light emitted from the light source on a surface of the image carrier; and a light source supporting portion formed integrally with the light concentrating portion and supporting the light source at a supporting position in which the light source and the light concentrating portion have a predetermined positional relationship.
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