Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with cleaning mechanism for LED print head having light emitting elements
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Application No.: US15706317Application Date: 2017-09-15
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Publication No.: US10591867B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Hitoshi Iwai , Shinichiro Hosoi , Takehiro Ishidate
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Priority: JP2016-196480 20161004
- Main IPC: G03G15/04
- IPC: G03G15/04 ; G03G15/32 ; G03G21/00 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an LED print head exposing a photosensitive drum with light; a door arranged on one end side of the LED print head; a support portion for the LED print head operating in conjunction with opening and closing movements of the door, positioning the LED print head at a first position for exposing the photosensitive drum when the door is closed, and positioning the LED print head at a second position more apart from the photosensitive drum than the first position when the door is open; and a guide portion formed on the door and guiding a cleaning member to the LED print head, the guide portion having a first inclined surface which is lowered toward the LED print head so that the cleaning member is continuously held in contact with the LED print head under a state in which the door is open.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180095405A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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