1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier;
a rotary developer unit that has a developing roll opposed to the image carrier when located at a developing position; and
an exposure device that writes a latent image onto the image carrier;
wherein an optical path from the exposure device to the image carrier passes within a circumscribed circle of the developing roll with the center of rotation of the rotary developer unit as the center of the circle.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposure device outputs a beam to make an incident angle of the beam on the image carrier, which is equal to or less than 30 degrees relative to the normal line of the image carrier.
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposure device has a mounting portion, and the mounting portion is mounted to the main body of the image forming apparatus outside of the region formed by vertically projecting the rotary developer unit.
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposure device is disposed in a mounted position by being slid relative to the main body of the image forming apparatus.
5. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier;
a rotary developer unit that has a developing roll opposed to the image carrier when located at a developing position; and
an exposure device that writes a latent image onto the image carrier;
wherein the image carrier is located to provide the developing position above a horizontal line passing the center of rotation of the rotary developer unit, and the exposure device is located to provide a beam exit position below the horizontal line and out of a region formed by vertically projecting the image carrier to the rotary developer unit side.
6. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier;
a rotary developer unit that has a developing roll opposed to the image carrier when located at a developing position; and
an exposure device that writes a latent image onto the image carrier;
wherein the image carrier is located to provide the developing position above a horizontal line passing the center of rotation of the rotary developer unit, and the exposure device is located to provide a beam exit position below the horizontal line and within a region formed by vertically projecting the rotary developer unit.
7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rotary developer unit further has a bottom plate, and the exposure device is located to provide the beam exit position within a region formed by vertically projecting the bottom plate.
8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a beam passing portion is formed in the bottom plate, and an optical path from the exposure device to the image carrier via the beam passing portion is formed.
9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier;
a rotary developer unit that has a developing roll opposed to the image carrier when located at a developing position; and
an exposure device that writes a latent image onto the image carrier;
wherein the exposure device is located below the rotary developer unit, and outputs a beam in a direction substantially the same as a direction of rotation of the rotary developer unit.
10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier;
a rotary developer unit that has a plurality of developing parts and moving to a developing position in which each of the developing parts is opposed to the image carrier by rotating around a predetermined center of rotation; and
an exposure device disposed to allow light output by the exposure device to pass inside of a circumscribed circle along which the developing parts rotate.
11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10, wherein an incident angle of the light output by the exposure device is equal to or less than 30 degrees relative to the image carrier.
12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the rotary developer unit further has a bottom plate, and the exposure device is located to provide a beam exit position within a region formed by vertically projecting the bottom plate.
13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a beam passing portion is formed in the bottom plate, and an optical path from the exposure device to the image carrier via the beam passing portion is formed.
14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the image carrier is located to provide the developing position above a horizontal line passing the center of rotation of the rotary developer unit, and the exposure device is located to provide a beam exit position below the horizontal line and out of a region formed by vertically projecting the image carrier to the rotary developer unit side.
15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the image carrier is located to provide the developing position above a horizontal line passing the center of rotation of the rotary developer unit, and the exposure device is located to provide a beam exit position below the horizontal line and within a region formed by vertically projecting the rotary developer unit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An eyewear system comprising eyeglasses comprising:
first and second lenses;
first and second nose pads operably connected to the first and second lenses, respectively, and adapted to permit relative movement between the first and second nose pads and the first and second lenses, respectively, to provide first and second pad forces resisting relative movement between the first and second nose pads and the first and second lenses from rest positions; and
a bridge operably connecting the first and second lenses, the bridge being bendable from a bridge rest position to provide a bridge pinch force between the nose pads,
the bridge pinch force being greater than the first and second pad forces.
2. The eyewear system of claim 1 wherein the first and second nose pads each comprise a connector and a cantilever extending from the connector.
3. The eyewear system of claim 2 wherein the bridge force is a spring force having a spring constant greater than a spring constant of the cantilever of the first nose pad and the second nose pad.
4. The eyewear system of claim 1 wherein the first and second nose pads each comprise a connector that is adjustable to change a width between resting positions of the first and second nose pads.
5. The eyewear system of claim 1 wherein the nose pads each comprise a friction material having a micro texture surface.
6. The eyewear system of claim 5 wherein the friction material comprises a textured polymer.
7. The eyewear system of claim 5 wherein the friction material comprises a 60-400 grit impregnated material.
8. The eyewear system of claim 1 wherein the bridge is connected to the first and second lenses.
9. The eyewear system of claim 8 wherein the bridge comprises first and second adjustable connectors adapted to move with respect to the first and second lenses, respectively, to change an effective distance between the nose pads.
10. The eyewear system of claim 1 further comprising a case adapted to receive the eyeglasses, the case and eyeglasses being sized so that the bridge bends from its rest position when the eyeglasses are within the case.
11. The eyewear system of claim 10 wherein the case comprises offset frame guides sizes and configured with respect to the eyeglasses to engage and fold the eyeglasses as the eyeglasses are inserted into the case.
12. An eyewear system comprising eyeglasses comprising:
first and second lenses;
first and second nose pads each comprising a cantilever operably connected to the first and second lenses, respectively, and adapted to permit relative movement between the first and second nose pads and the first and second lenses, respectively, to provide first and second pad forces resisting relative movement between the first and second nose pads and the first and second lenses from rest positions; and
a bridge operably connecting the first and second lenses, the bridge being bendable from a bridge rest position to provide a bridge pinch force between the nose pads,
the bridge pinch force being greater than the first and second pad forces.
13. The eyewear system of claim 12 wherein the bridge force is a spring force having a spring constant greater than a spring constant of the cantilever of the first nose pad and the second nose pad.
14. The eyewear system of claim 12 wherein the first and second nose pads each comprise an adjustable connector disposed between the cantilever and its respective lens to change a width between the first and second nose pads.
15. The eyewear system of claim 12 wherein the nose pads each comprise a friction material having a micro texture surface.
16. The eyewear system of claim 15 wherein the friction material comprises a textured polymer.
17. The eyewear system of claim 15 wherein the friction material comprises a 60-400 grit impregnated material.
18. The eyewear system of claim 12 wherein the bridge is connected to the first and second lenses.
19. The eyewear system of claim 18 wherein the bridge comprises first and second adjustable connectors adapted to move with respect to the first and second lenses, respectively, to change an effective distance between the nose pads.
20. The eyewear system of claim 12 further comprising a case adapted to receive the eyeglasses, the case and eyeglasses being sized so that the bridge bends from its rest position when the eyeglasses are within the case.
21. The eyewear system of claim 20 wherein the case comprises offset frame guides sizes and configured with respect to the eyeglasses to engage and fold the eyeglasses as the eyeglasses are inserted into the case.
22. A method of mounting eyeglasses on a user’s nose, the method comprising:
bending a bridge of the eyeglasses from a rest position to generate a bridge pinch force, the bridge operably connecting first and second lenses of the eyeglasses;
contacting first and second nose pads with opposite sides of the nose, the first and second nose pads being operably connected to the first and second lenses, respectively;
moving the first and second nose pads with respect to the first and second lenses to generate first and second pad forces less than the bridge pinch force; and
applying the bridge pinch force through the nose pads to stably support the eyeglasses on the user’s nose.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein the first and second nose pads each comprise a cantilever, the moving step comprising bending the cantilevers of the first and second nose pads.
24. The method of claim 22 further comprising adjusting a position of at least one of the first and second nose pads with respect to a lens of the eyeglasses to change a width between resting positions of the first and second nose pads.
25. The method of claim 22 wherein the nose pads each comprise a friction material having a micro texture surface, the contacting step comprising gripping skin of the user’s nose with the micro texture surface.
26. The method of claim 22 further comprising moving the bridge with respect to at least one of first and second lenses of the eyeglasses to change an effective distance between the nose pads.
27. The method of claim 22 further comprising bending the bridge from its rest position while inserting the eyeglasses into a case.
28. The method of claim 27 further comprising engaging the eyeglasses with offset frame guides in the case during the inserting step to fold the eyeglasses.