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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Junichi Yokoi, Nagoya, JP;
Yohei Hashimoto, Nagakute, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes: a housing having an opening; a top cover configured to cover the opening; a short-range wireless communication circuit board attached to the top cover; a relay circuit board attached to the top cover; and a first wiring connecting the short-range wireless communication circuit board and the relay circuit board to each other. The short-range wireless communication circuit board includes: an antenna configured to transmit/receive radio waves; and a circuit electrically connected to the antenna. At least a part of the circuit and at least a part of the relay circuit board are overlapped with each other in an up-down direction.