摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent longitudinal streaks by deterioration of a quantity of light of a solid optical scanning unit. SOLUTION: In the image-forming apparatus for forming images by setting the solid optical scanning unit 3 opposite to an image carrier, the solid optical scanning unit 3 has many solid light-emitting elements arranged in a line to be controlled to be turned on in accordance with image information, and a switching means 17 is provided for switching a horizontal scanning direction position for forming latent images to the image carrier by the solid optical scanning unit 3 according to an indication from a horizontal scanning write position-indicating means 9. |