ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,459, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Hiroki Takano (Saitama, Japan), Takehiro Ishidate (Tokyo) and Ryoichi Kawasumi (Ibaraki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an exposure unit that exposes a photoconductor; and an exposure support member that includes a support portion that detachably supports the exposure unit and is moved integrally with the exposure unit in a first direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the photoconductor, wherein the exposure unit includes a first engagement portion that is formed on an opposing portion...