IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes: an exposure device; a housing including a support member that supports the exposure device; and a cooling device configured to make a refrigerant flow in a first direction in a space between the exposure device and the support member. the exposure device includes a first foot portion and a second foot portion aligned in the first direction and each protruding downward. the support member includes, on a surface thereof facing a lower surface of the exposure device, a first projection portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and aligned with the first foot portion in the second direction, and a second projection portion extending in the second direction, aligned with the second foot portion in the second direction, and having a plurality of portions spaced apart from each other in the second direction. the first foot portion and the second foot portion are separated from the support member.

Inventor(s): Taichi Suehiro

CPC Classification: G03G15/04036 (for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material)

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