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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Tanabe, Chiba, JP;
Yuki Kurosu, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a support frame, a driving device including a first supporting portion configured to hold the drive source on a first surface and configured to rotatably support the drive gear on a second surface, and a second supporting portion configured to support the drive gear with the first supporting portion, a board holding member disposed in a manner overlapping the first supporting portion in a rotational axis direction of the drive gear, and a third supporting portion disposed between the first supporting portion and the board holding member in the rotational axis direction, and configured to support the board holding member, one end of the third supporting portion being fixed to a side of the first surface of the first supporting portion by a first fastening member, another end of the third supporting portion being fixed to the board holding member by a second fastening member.