Frame structure and image forming apparatus including same
US9229418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1619
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A frame structure for use in an image forming apparatus includes a main frame, a front plate to position a first end of a latent image carrier within the image forming apparatus, a rear plate fixed to the main frame to position a second end of the latent image carrier opposite the first end within the image forming apparatus, and a writing device frame fixed to the rear plate to position a latent image writing unit that writes a latent image onto the latent image carrier within the image forming apparatus. The front plate is fixed to the writing device frame. The rear plate is fixed to the main frame at least at three separate positions, at least one position being offset from a hypothetical line connecting the other two positions.
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