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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Masaki, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a unit. The unit is detachably attached to the apparatus main body along one direction. The apparatus main body includes a main body side board and a main body side connector. The main body side connector is mounted on the main body side board. The unit includes a unit side board, a unit side connector, a supporting member and a biasing member. The unit side connector is mounted on the unit side board and fitted to the main body side connector from a first side in the one direction as the unit is attached to the apparatus main body. The supporting member supports the unit side board so as to be movable along the one direction. The biasing member biases the unit side board to a second side in the one direction.