Functional unit support mechanism and image forming apparatus provided with the support mechanism
US6768887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1684
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A base plate detachably supports a functional unit all the way between an exposed position where the functional unit is separated from a connector and drawn out of a housing of an image forming apparatus such that the functional unit is exposed to the exterior of the housing and an accommodated position where the functional unit is fitted in the housing and connected to the connector. A biasing member biases a threaded shaft of an operating device through the base plate such that a far end of the threaded shaft is directed toward a threaded hole formed in the bottom of the functional unit. The operating device is hidden inside the housing of the apparatus when the base plate is set to the accommodated position.
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