OPTICAL PRINT HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PRINT HEAD

    公开(公告)号:US20220143988A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17492150

    申请日:2021-10-01

    发明人: Takehiro Ishidate

    IPC分类号: B41J2/45 G03G15/04 G06K15/12

    摘要: There is provided an optical print head including: a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements is mounted on one surface, and a plurality of electronic components including a driver IC that drives the plurality of light emitting elements is mounted on the other surface opposite to the one surface; and a lens array including a plurality of lenses that respectively condenses light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements to a photosensitive drum. The substrate includes a plurality of connecting pieces obtained by cutting a connecting portion with another substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and at least one of the connecting pieces is provided at a position corresponding to a region of the substrate where the driver IC is to be mounted in the longitudinal direction of the substrate.

    Image forming apparatus including optical print head

    公开(公告)号:US10747137B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US16460248

    申请日:2019-07-02

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a print head to expose a drum to light, a first supporting unit supporting the print head and to move to mounting and extraction positions, a cable to supply a print head driving signal, an abutting portion, and a second supporting unit having a holding unit to hold the cable and to support the first supporting member. When the print head moves to the mounting position from the extraction position in a state where the cable is connected to the print head, the abutting portion abuts on the cable in one area between a holding unit held portion and a print head connected portion and moves the one area in a direction in which the first supporting unit moves to the mounting position to form in the one area a curved area that is warped and curved toward the mounting position from the extraction position.

    Image forming apparatus including optical print head

    公开(公告)号:US10551786B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16211713

    申请日:2018-12-06

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G15/04

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly, a photosensitive drum, an optical print head, a receiving portion, a portion-to-be-engaged, and a guiding portion. The guiding portion is provided between the portion-to-be-engaged and the receiving portion with an interval from both the portion-to-be-engaged and the receiving portion. The guiding portion guides movement of a cleaning member in a direction from the receiving portion toward the portion-to-be-engaged while limiting movement of the cleaning member in a direction different from the longitudinal direction of the cleaning member to engage the engaging portion with the portion-to-be-engaged.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING OPTICAL PRINT HEAD

    公开(公告)号:US20200019083A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16460248

    申请日:2019-07-02

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a print head to expose a drum to light, a first supporting unit supporting the print head and to move to mounting and extraction positions, a cable to supply a print head driving signal, an abutting portion, and a second supporting unit having a holding unit to hold the cable and to support the first supporting member. When the print head moves to the mounting position from the extraction position in a state where the cable is connected to the print head, the abutting portion abuts on the cable in one area between a holding unit held portion and a print head connected portion and moves the one area in a direction in which the first supporting unit moves to the mounting position to form in the one area a curved area that is warped and curved toward the mounting position from the extraction position.