Patent ID: 8918010

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an outer housing; a cover openably/closably mounted at the outer housing; an optical scanning device including a light transmissive member configured to transmit laser light; a cleaning member configured to clean the light transmissive member; and an interlocking mechanism configured to move the cleaning member in conjunction with opening/closing of the cover, wherein in conjunction with change from a closed state to an opened state of the cover, the interlocking mechanism allows the cleaning member to move from a first position where a light path of the laser light passing through the light transmissive member is not shielded to a second position where the light path of the laser light is shielded, while allowing the cleaning member to slide on a surface of the light transmissive member, the cleaning member includes: a plate-shaped support member extending in a direction intersecting with the light transmissive member at the first position; a sheet member provided at the support member and extending toward the light transmissive member; and a shaft arranged at a part of the support member which is opposite to the light transmissive member, and according to the change from the closed state to the opened state of the cover, the interlocking mechanism turns the support member about the shaft in a first direction to allow a tip end of the sheet member in a direction where the sheet member extends to slide on the surface of the light transmissive member from the first position to the second position.