Patent ID: 7924238

Claim:
An image forming apparatus for writing an image to a display recording medium at a write position, wherein the recording medium has a photoconductive layer and a display layer laminated to each other, the display layer displaying in response to an electric field distribution generated by two-dimensional image light irradiated on the photoconductive layer, the apparatus comprising: an insertion slot into which the display recording medium is inserted; a transport unit that transports the display recording medium inserted through the insertion slot, into and out of the write position; an image light emitting device including an emitting surface that emits the two-dimensional image light for irradiating the photoconductive layer at the write position; a holder holding the image light emitting device, the holder having a projecting piece on one side surface at the center thereof; a spring member having an upper end engaging the projecting piece of the holder, and being configured to press the holder in a direction of the display recording medium: and a separating/contacting unit that, while the display recording medium is transported by the transport unit, keeps the emitting surface separated from a display recording medium surface when the display recording medium is not at the write position, and that brings the emitting surface into proximity to the display recording medium surface when the display recording medium is at the write position.