Patent ID: 6151057
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a laser oscillator that generates a laser beam according to an original image signal corresponding to an original image;means for reflecting/scanning the laser beam from said laser oscillator;means for transmitting, including at least one lens, a first part of said laser beam after being reflected/scanned by said reflecting/scanning means towards an image carrying element to write thereupon an image indicative of the original image;light accepting means for accepting a second part of the laser beam, after the second part of the laser beam is deflected off a portion of said at least one lens of said means for transmitting, and for generating a synchronization signal so as to synchronize a write timing sequence of the laser beam on the image carrying element; anda control structure on which said laser light accepting means is directly mounted in a predetermined posture, said control structure including an engine driver control and being configured to control an optical writing operation of said image forming apparatus based on said synchronization signal, and said at least one lens of said means for transmitting formed separated from said control structure.