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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2004
Shinya Noda, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Niimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Murooka, Shizuoka, JP;
Takaaki Kawade, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Miyazaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuzumi Taba, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Oguni, Shizuoka, JP;
Tatsuo Hamada, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Noda, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Niimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Murooka, Shizuoka, JP;
Takaaki Kawade, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Miyazaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuzumi Taba, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Oguni, Shizuoka, JP;
Tatsuo Hamada, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit for conveying a recording material on which an image is to be formed; and a pair of side members provided on both sides of the recording material conveyed by the conveying unit, in which the pair of side members each have a first surface portion and a second surface portion that extends in a direction different from the first surface portion, the first surface portion of one of the pair of side members being opposed to that of the other, and in which the conveying unit is attached to the second surface portion of each of the pair of side members, whereby the maintenance property of the conveying unit for conveying the recording material is improved.