Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2008-02-14

2010-10-05

Tran, Huan H (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Electric marking apparatus or processes

Electrostatic

C347S247000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07808516

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a charging apparatus arranged to charge the photosensitive drum, and a developing apparatus arranged to supply toner to an electrostatic latent image in a development region, thereby developing the electrostatic latent image to a toner image. The image forming apparatus further includes a laser unit, an LED array unit which is located downstream of the laser unit in a moving direction of the photosensitive drum and is disposed inside the photosensitive drum to be able to perform exposure within the development region, and a control unit configured to control the laser unit and the LED array unit such that the LED array unit is able to expose the same area on the photosensitive drum which has been exposed by the laser unit.

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