Optical print head, image forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing the optical print head

A method of manufacturing an optical print head for illuminating an image carrier that faces the optical print head, the method comprising:

• placing a curable resin on a holder holding a substrate on which a light emitting element array is mounted and a lens array for focusing light emitted from the light emitting element array onto the image carrier;
• adjusting a height of the curable resin in a direction from the lens array to the image carrier;
• and
• curing the curable resin to form a cured product as a spacer member for maintaining a predetermined distance between the lens array and the image carrier.

A method of manufacturing an optical print head for illuminating an image carrier that faces the optical print head, the method comprising:

• placing, on a holder holding a substrate on which a light emitting element array is mounted and a lens array for focusing light emitted from the light emitting element array onto the image carrier, a spacer member for maintaining a predetermined distance between the lens array and the image carrier, and a curable adhesive;
• adjusting a height of the spacer member in a direction from the lens array to the image carrier;
• and
• curing the curable adhesive to fix the spacer member to the holder.