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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Yasui, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Katayama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1678 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frame of an image forming apparatus includes a bottom plate provided at a bottom of the frame, a plurality of recessed portions each provided on the bottom plate so as to extend toward an inside of the bottom plate, the recessed portions crossing each other, and a reinforcing member fastened to the bottom plate so as to cover at least a portion where the recessed portions cross each other, an area of the reinforcing member being smaller than an area of the bottom plate.