Image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorAkinori MATSUNO
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an ID sensor arranged to face an intermediate transfer belt, and a board provided with the ID sensor. The ID sensor is integrally formed with the board and while emitting light toward the intermediate transfer belt, the ID sensor includes a sensor body that individually receives light regularly reflected and light diffused and reflected by the intermediate transfer belt, a lens that is arranged between the sensor body and the intermediate transfer belt to control emitted light from the sensor body and incident light to the sensor body, and a holding member that holds the lens. The holding member is directly welded and fixed to the board.
Claims3
An image forming apparatus, which includes a plurality of rotational image carrying members and an intermediate transfer belt rotating in a state of abutting on each of the plurality of image carrying members and forms a color image by transferring a toner image formed on a surface of each of the plurality of image carrying members to the intermediate transfer belt and transferring the toner image transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt onto a transfer material, comprising:
- an ID sensor arranged to face the intermediate transfer belt;
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- a board provided with the ID sensor,
- wherein the ID sensor is integrally formed with the board, and while emitting light toward the intermediate transfer belt, the ID sensor includes a sensor body that individually receives light regularly reflected and light diffused and reflected by the intermediate transfer belt, a lens that is arranged between the sensor body and the intermediate transfer belt to control emitted light from the sensor body and incident light to the sensor body, and a holding member that holds the lens, and
- the holding member is directly welded and fixed to the board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.