发明名称 Image forming apparatus having a supporting frame supporting an exposure unit via an elastic member
摘要 An image forming apparatus includes an elongated exposure unit having a plurality of light emitting elements configured to expose a photoconductive member and a holding case to hold the plurality of light emitting elements. A supporting frame supports the exposure unit via an elastic member. The holding case, supporting member and elastic member are made of resin.
申请公布号 US9411304(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.08.09
申请号 US201514859859 申请日期 2015.09.21
申请人 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 Sugiyama Yosuke
分类号 G03G21/00;G03G21/16 主分类号 G03G21/00
代理机构 Merchant & Gould P.C. 代理人 Merchant & Gould P.C.
主权项 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an elongated exposure unit having a plurality of light emitting elements configured to expose a photoconductive member and a holding case to hold the plurality of light emitting elements, the holding case being made of resin; and a supporting frame supporting the exposure unit via an elastic member, the supporting member and the elastic member being made of resin; wherein the elastic member is provided at each end portion, in a longitudinal direction, of the exposure unit, wherein the supporting frame is provided at a position facing the exposure unit, extending in the longitudinal direction of the exposure unit, the supporting frame having a grounded metal member, and wherein the metal member of the supporting frame is formed to be shorter than the distance between the elastic members arranged at both end portions of the exposure unit.
地址 Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken JP