Patent ID: 8427518

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a first device body having an opening; a second device body attached to the first device body in an openable and closable manner, the second device body being configured to cover the opening of the first device body in a closed state thereof; a photoconductive body provided in the first device body; an exposure unit provided to the second device body, the exposure unit having an exposure surface configured to expose a surface of the photoconductive body linearly in a predetermined scanning direction and form a latent image on the surface of the photoconductive body, the exposure unit being configured to be movable between an exposure position where the exposure surface is directed to the surface of the photoconductive body when the second device body is closed and an evacuation position where the exposure unit is evacuated from the exposure position when the second body is fully open; and a cleaning unit configured to clean the exposure surface of the exposure unit, the cleaning unit including: a cleaning member configured to clean the exposure surface of the exposure unit; a supporting member configured to support the cleaning member; and a guide member configured to movably guide the supporting member, when the second device body is fully open, between a position where the cleaning member contacts the exposure surface of the exposure unit and a position where the cleaning member is separate from the exposure surface, wherein the cleaning unit is maintained in a fixed position relative to the second device body while the second device body is being opened, and wherein the exposure unit is configured to move relative to the second device body while the second device body is being opened and placed in the evacuation position where the exposure surface faces the cleaning unit so as to be cleaned by the cleaning unit when the second body is fully open.