Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Lee, Susan S (Department: 2884)

Electrophotography

Having particular structure

C399S177000, C399S222000, C399S262000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07983593

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus including: a cylindrical photoconductor; a laser scanning section for forming an electrostatic latent image on a peripheral surface of the photoconductor; an image development section for developing the electrostatic latent image by using a toner; a toner storage section for storing the toner to be supplied; and a transfer section for transferring the visualized image with use of the toner onto a printing sheet, wherein the image development section is disposed upstream of a rotation direction of the photoconductor from the transfer section, the toner storage section is disposed above the image development section while having a predetermined distance from the image development section so as to form a space therebetween for releasing heat, and the laser scanning section emits the scanning beam obliquely upwardly with respect to a horizontal direction so that the emitted scanning beam passes through the space and exposes the peripheral surface.

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