Patent ID: 8207995
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a rotatable photosensitive member; an exposure member configured to expose the photosensitive member; a gap keeping member disposed on the exposure member and configured to come in contact with the photosensitive member to keep a gap between the exposure member and the photosensitive member, a positioning member disposed more downstream than the exposure member in a rotation direction of the photosensitive member and configured to come in contact with the exposure member to position the exposure member in the rotation direction; and a swing regulating member configured to come in contact with the exposure member at a contact position to regulate a swing of the exposure member about the positioning member, wherein the contact position between the swing regulating member and the exposure member is more upstream than the exposure member in the rotation direction and more separated from the photosensitive member than a contact position between the positioning member and the exposure member.