Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having improved structure for fixing an exposure unit to a frame
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Application No.: US17983626Application Date: 2022-11-09
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Publication No.: US12085889B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Kei Hayashida , Kohei Koguchi , Masaki Tanaka
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP
- Priority: JP 21191856 2021.11.26 JP 21206460 2021.12.20
- Main IPC: G03G15/04
- IPC: G03G15/04 ; G03G21/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G06K15/12

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a frame member including a support surface and made of metal, an exposure unit disposed such that an emission direction in which the light is emitted to the image bearing member is inclined with respect to the support surface, a support member made of metal and configured to support the exposure unit that is in an inclined posture with respect to the support surface, and a positioning member made of resin and configured to be in contact with the exposure unit and position the exposure unit. The support surface of the frame member is in contact with at least one of the support member or the positioning member, and wherein the exposure unit is configured to be attached to the frame member via the support member and the positioning member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230168624A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-06-01
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