Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
Image processing apparatus having enhanced controlling process for optical scanning unit
An optical scanning unit of an image forming apparatus may include: an optical housing configured to include at least one optical part and to have a light-beam emitting aperture through which a light beam can emanate from the optical housing; a shutter configured to cover the light-beam emitting aperture; and a driving unit configured to drive the shutter to and fro, thus opening and closing the light-beam emitting aperture. Such a driving unit further can operate to coordinate at least one of the opening and the closing to occur after activation and before deactivation of a writing operation conducted by the optical scanning unit, respectively.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Takeshi Hiroshi Katsunori
Yamakawa Yoshizawa Shoji