Patent ID: 9628763
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B41J,G03B,G03G,H04N

Claim:
1. A light-emitting device for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body; a door on and openably closable relative to the apparatus body; a lens mounted on the door; a light-emitting element configured to light up the lens with light; and a bracket on the apparatus body, configured to support the light-emitting element, wherein the bracket is slidable in a direction in which the light-emitting element emits light, wherein the bracket separates from a part of the door in a state in which the door is open, and wherein, in a state in which the door is closed relative to the apparatus body, the bracket contacts at least one of a part of the door and a part of the lens, further movement of the bracket in the slidable direction is obstructed, and the light-emitting element and the lens are positioned adjacent to each other.