EP 2431817 A1 20120321 - Image forming apparatus comprising process cartridge and led head array
Title (en)
Image forming apparatus comprising process cartridge and led head array
Title (de)
Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung mit Prozesskartusche und LED-Kopf Anordnung
Title (fr)
Appareil de formation d'images avec cartouche de processus et réseau de tête a DEL
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2010206693 A 20100915
Abstract (en)
An image forming apparatus (50) includes a process cartridge (3a) that has a photosensitive element (4a) and is provided removably at a mounting position of an apparatus body (1); an LED head array (8a) that is provided in the apparatus body (1) and illuminates the photosensitive element (4a); a withdrawing unit (27) that withdraws the LED head array (8a) to a withdrawn position, when the process cartridge (3a) is not mounted at the mounting position; a moving unit (26) that moves the LED head array (8a) to an irradiation position interlockingly with mounting operation of the process cartridge (3a), using the mounting operation as a driving force; and a fixing unit (34) that fixes the process cartridge (3a) to the mounting position and that fixes the LED head array (8a) to the irradiation position, when the process cartridge (3a) has been mounted to the mounting position.
IPC 8 full level
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/32 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); G03G 15/326 (2013.01); G03G 21/1846 (2013.01); G03G 21/185 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- JP 2001175046 A 20010629 - RICOH KK
- JP 2010206693 A 20100916 - HITACHI LTD
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] US 2008219696 A1 20080911 - ITABASHI NAO [JP]
- [YA] US 2008019731 A1 20080124 - SATO SHOUGO [JP], et al
- [X] US 5291249 A 19940301 - LEE DONG-HO [KR]
- [IY] US 2007115340 A1 20070524 - TANABE SATOSHI [JP]
- [A] US 2009169249 A1 20090702 - WATANABE YASUNORI [JP], et al
- [A] JP 2009139495 A 20090625 - BROTHER IND LTD
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2431817 A1 20120321; JP 2012063515 A 20120329; JP 5625663 B2 20141119
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11180084 A 20110905; JP 2010206693 A 20100915