Image forming apparatus in which add-on device is mounted
US9612568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6529
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing in which an image forming unit is to be mounted, a support that supports an image reading device in a state where the image reading device is separated from the housing, and a guiding portion in which a guide part, which is formed on a to-be-mounted surface of an add-on device in such a manner as to project, is to be inserted such that the guide part is guided by the guiding portion. Engagement holes with which engagement portions, which are formed on the to-be-mounted surface of the add-on device in such a manner as to project, are to be engaged such that the engagement portions are positioned by the engagement holes are formed in a mounting surface of the housing on which the add-on device is to be mounted.
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