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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1987
Tadayuki Tsuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeyoshi Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Morikazu Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Ikemoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinji Kanemitsu, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Kitajima, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus which includes a bottom plate constituting a bottom portion of the recording apparatus, a first unit fixed to the bottom plate and contributable to a recording operation of the recording apparatus, a second unit fixed to the bottom plate and contributable to the recording operation, and a third unit which is elongated and is contributable to the recording operation and which is fixed adjacent its one longitudinal end to the first unit and is fixed adjacent its other end to the second unit is arranged in such a manner that the mechanical strength of the whole assembly of the recording apparatus is increased. This is done without requiring additional structural members by having functional parts provide structural support for the apparatus.