IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SENSOR MOUNTING JIG FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SENSOR FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes a transmission-type photosensor including a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part, disposed on opposite sides of a media conveyance path; a sensor retainer to retain the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part; a suspended needle indicator includ...

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Hauptverfasser: SUNAOSHI MASAYUKI, MORINAGA SHIGERU
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Zusammenfassung:An image forming apparatus includes a transmission-type photosensor including a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part, disposed on opposite sides of a media conveyance path; a sensor retainer to retain the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part; a suspended needle indicator including one end portion freely rotatably disposed on the sensor retainer at a position higher than the photosensor, and an indicator disposed on another end thereof; and an angle viewer with scale marks that mark an angle of an optical axis of the photosensor from a vertical direction. The photosensor is disposed with the optical axis thereof is angled within a predetermined adjusted angle relative to the media conveyance path.