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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daigo Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a frame having (i) a resin-molded bottom surface and (ii) a side surface (a) resin-molded integrally with the bottom surface and (b) extending upward from the bottom surface; an internal structure capable of supporting an image forming portion for forming an image on a recording material; and a screw for fixing the internal structure to the bottom surface of the frame, wherein the side surface is provided to surround the internal structure, at least one of the frame and the internal structure includes at least one restricting portion which restricts relative movement between the internal structure and the frame in a vertical direction to the bottom surface, and the at least one restricting portion is provided in a position at a smaller distance from an end of the side surface than from the bottom surface in the vertical direction.