Title:
Image forming device
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5945931
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a main-body housing, a cover rotatably attached to the main-body housing, a latent image bearing member provided in the housing, an optical writing head to write a latent image on the latent image bearing member, a head retainer rotatably attached to the cover to hold the optical writing head, a biasing member to bias the head retainer in a rotation direction thereof, and a guide member. The guide member provided to the main-body housing is pressed by the optical writing head biased by the biasing member while guiding the optical writing head in a first direction and a second direction in association with movement of the cover. The first direction is a direction in which the optical writing head approaches the latent image bearing member, and the second direction is a direction in which the optical writing head separates from the latent image bearing member.
Inventors:
Kenji Nakamura
Haruo Hashimoto
Haruo Hashimoto
Application Number:
JP2012097709A
Publication Date:
July 05, 2016
Filing Date:
April 23, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
株式会社リコー
International Classes:
G03G21/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2012068568A | ||||
| JP2009157001A | ||||
| JP2000181165A | ||||
| JP2009251231A | ||||
| JP2009080394A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kunihiko Shiromura
Tsuyoshi Kumano
Tsuyoshi Kumano