LOW PROFILE LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH

摘要

A light scanning device includes a housing, a plurality of permeable members, a plurality of cleaning members, a plurality of cleaning holders, a linear member, and a driving unit. The plurality of permeable members close the respective plurality of the emission ports. The plurality of cleaning holders extend over the plurality of the permeable members adjacent to one another. The plurality of the cleaning holders each have a holding unit that holds at least the two cleaning members. The linear member is connected to the plurality of the cleaning holders. The driving unit causes the linear member to run circularly. The cleaning members each slide on the corresponding permeable member in association with the linear member running circularly. The cleaning holders each connected to the linear member at a center of the holding unit in an extending direction of the holding unit.

主权项

1. A light scanning device for irradiating a plurality of image carriers with light so as to form an electrostatic latent image, comprising:
a housing having a plurality of emission ports to emit the light, the plurality of the emission ports being located side by side corresponding to the plurality of the image carriers; a plurality of permeable members that have permeability to the light and close the respective plurality of the emission ports; a plurality of cleaning members located corresponding to the respective plurality of the permeable members; a plurality of cleaning holders that extend over the plurality of the permeable members adjacent to one another, the plurality of the cleaning holders each having a holding unit that holds at least the two cleaning members; a linear member tightly stretched circularly on the housing, the linear member being connected to the plurality of the cleaning holders; and a driving unit causing the linear member to run circularly, wherein the cleaning members each slide on the corresponding permeable member in association with the linear member running circularly, and the cleaning holders are each connected to the linear member at a center of the holding unit in an extending direction of the holding unit.