An image forming apparatus to form a toner image on a recording material includes a photosensitive member and an optical scanning unit. The optical scanning unit includes an optical scanning unit, an optical box, a cover member, and a moving unit movable to an outside of the image forming apparatus. The optical scanning unit and the moving unit are arranged so that the moving unit and the optical scanning unit are opposed to each other when the moving unit is located in an inside of the image forming apparatus. The optical scanning unit is disposed so as to allow a user to touch the optical scanning unit through a space generated in the inside of the image forming apparatus when the moving unit is moved to the outside of the image forming apparatus. Between the optical box and the cover member, the cover member is opposed to the moving unit.

An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device, and a shutter assembly. The exposure device includes a light source configured to expose the photoconductor. The light source is repositionable between a proximity position at a first distance from the photoconductor and a separation position at a second distance from the photoconductor. The first distance is less than the second distance. The shutter assembly is configured to move away from the light source in response to the light source moving toward the proximity position. The shutter assembly is configured to move to cover the optical path of the light source in response to the light source moving toward the separation position.

An image forming apparatus to form a toner image on a recording material includes a photosensitive member and an optical scanning unit. The optical scanning unit includes an optical scanning unit, an optical box, a cover member, and a moving unit movable to an outside of the image forming apparatus. The optical scanning unit and the moving unit are arranged so that the moving unit and the optical scanning unit are opposed to each other when the moving unit is located in an inside of the image forming apparatus. The optical scanning unit is disposed so as to allow a user to touch the optical scanning unit through a space generated in the inside of the image forming apparatus when the moving unit is moved to the outside of the image forming apparatus. Between the optical box and the cover member, the cover member is opposed to the moving unit.

An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device, and a shutter assembly. The exposure device includes a light source configured to expose the photoconductor. The light source is repositionable between a proximity position at a first distance from the photoconductor and a separation position at a second distance from the photoconductor. The first distance is less than the second distance. The shutter assembly is configured to move away from the light source in response to the light source moving toward the proximity position. The shutter assembly is configured to move to cover the optical path of the light source in response to the light source moving toward the separation position.

If a timing of outputting magnification correction data for first image data to form first electrostatic latent image for an (n+1)th print medium overlaps a timing of outputting magnification correction data for second image data to form an electrostatic latent image for an nth print medium having a size smaller than the (n+1)th print medium in a conveyance direction of the print medium, a CPU outputs the magnification correction data for the second image data to form the second electrostatic latent image for the nth print medium before the magnification correction data for the first image data to form the first electrostatic latent image for the (n+1)th print medium is output and outputs the magnification correction data for the (n+1)th print medium after a magnification correction process performed by a second data processing unit based on the magnification correction data for the nth print medium is completed.

An image reading apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an image sensor to read a document; a movement unit configured to relatively move the document and the image sensor by using a motor as a drive source; an output unit configured to output data of a plurality of colors based on accumulated light-receiving signals by accumulating the light-receiving signals from the image sensor for each color in order for each line in a direction of the movement based on an encoder pulse output from an encoder in accordance with rotation of the motor; and a correction unit configured to perform shading correction for each piece of data of the plurality of colors output by the output unit by using a correction value to correct influence on data of the plurality of colors due to a dark current in the image sensor based on shading data.

An image forming apparatus, including: a converting unit configured to convert image data based on a conversion condition; an image forming unit; a measurement unit; and a controller configured to control the image forming unit to form a plurality of measurement images including a first measurement image and a second measurement image, wherein the controller obtains first output characteristics based on a current measurement result of the first measurement image and a previous measurement result of the second measurement image to generate the conversion condition, and wherein the controller obtains second output characteristics based on a current measurement results of the second measurement image and a previous measurement result of the first measurement image to generate the conversion condition.

A spectral colorimetric apparatus comprises a light source, a spectral element, a light receiving element, a substrate on which the light receiving element is mounted, a housing and a pressing portion. The housing has a first side wall on which the substrate is fixed and a second side wall on which the spectral element is fixed. The pressing portion pinches the spectral element together with the second side wall and presses the spectral element to the second side wall.

An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit for forming toner images on a first photosensitive body; a second image forming unit for forming toner images on a second photosensitive body; a first exposure unit for exposing the first photosensitive body; a second exposure unit for exposing the second photosensitive body; a transfer unit for transferring, onto an intermediate transfer belt, toner images for correction formed from the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit; a detection unit for detecting the toner images for correction; and a control unit for controlling an exposure cycle of the first exposure unit, wherein the control unit corrects the exposure cycle of the first exposure unit based on a detected consequence of the detection unit.

An image forming apparatus includes a polygon mirror having a first mirror surface and a controller. The controller is configured to: acquire a detection interval corresponding to one rotation of a polygon mirror; start scanning exposure with a first beam deflected by the first mirror surface, in response to elapse of a first time period after a detection signal has been detected; and start scanning exposure with a second beam deflected by the first mirror surface, in response to elapse of a second time period after the detection signal has been detected. The second time period is calculated based on the detection interval.