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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Saitou, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a frame structure including first and second frames supporting a photosensitive member, and a third frame extending in the axis direction and connecting the first frame and the second frame with each other; an operating portion for receiving an instruction of a user; a supporting portion rotatably supporting the operating portion; and a connecting portion connecting the supporting portion with the first frame and the third frame, the connecting portion including a first fixed portion fixed to the third frame, a contact portion contacted with the first frame to restrict movement at least in a direction while permitting movement in another direction, and a second fixed portion fixed to the first frame at a position closer to the first fixed portion than to the contact portion.