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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tsujimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Konan, JP;
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Wataru Yamaguchi, Nisshin, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body housing, a main body connector, a fuser having a fuser connector, a power supply board, and a main board. The fuser connector is disposed at a first end section in the main body housing with the fuser attached to the main body housing. The main board is disposed at a second end section opposed to the first end section in the main body housing. The power supply board is connected with the main board via a first connection line disposed close to and along a ceiling surface or a bottom surface in the main body housing, and is connected with the main body connector via a second connection line. The main board is connected with the fuser via the first connection line, the power supply board, the second connection line, the main body connector, and the fuser connector.