Image-forming apparatus
US8121515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1678
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes: first and second frame members opposing each other; image-holding members each having a rotation shaft; a supporting unit provided to the first frame member and having insertion holes each supporting an end portion of a rotation shaft of a corresponding image-holding member inserted in an insertion direction from the second frame member to the first frame member; and flat elastic bodies provided to the respective insertion holes, each flat elastic body having a plate member bent to form: an attachment part attached to the supporting unit; a leg part extending from the attachment part in the direction opposite to the insertion direction; and an elastic part extending from the leg part in the insertion direction through the insertion hole to press the end portion of the rotation shaft at a position spaced apart from the insertion hole in the insertion direction.
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