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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Tomono, Toride, JP;
Takahiro Kobayashi, Nagareyama, JP;
Ryota Yasui, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Swysen, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A metal frame of an image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet metal in which the first sheet metal includes a first engaging portion which is provided between first and second plate portions of the first sheet metal and is bent away from the first plate portion in the plate thickness direction of the first plate portion, wherein the first plate portion, the second plate portion, and the first engaging portion are formed integrally with each other. The second sheet metal includes a third plate portion with which the first engaging portion engages and a second engaging portion which is bent away from the third plate portion in a plate thickness direction of the third plate portion and engages with the first plate portion, wherein the second engaging portion is adjacent to the third plate portion. The second sheet metal further includes a third engaging portion which is bent away from the third plate portion and engages with the second plate portion, the third engaging portion being adjacent to the third plate portion. The third plate portion, the second engaging portion, and the third engaging portion are formed integrally with each other.