Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Particle or contaminant control
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Gray, David M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Particle or contaminant control
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912398
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus and a cleaning device capable of conveniently cleaning inner components without an additional driving source. The image forming apparatus includes a main body having a main body frame and a moving part provided movably relative to the main body frame, and a compressed air supply unit to compress air by interlocking with movement of the moving part and supply the compressed air to a laser scanning device to clean the laser scanning device. The moving part may be a cover hingedly coupled to the main body frame to open and shield a portion of the main body, or a paper feeding cassette removably mounted to the main body frame. The compressed air supply unit includes a cylinder coupled to the main body frame, and a piston coupled to the moving part.
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Gray David M
Hyder G. M.
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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