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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
Takehiro Masuda, Nagoya, JP;
Takehiro Masuda, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a body casing, a fixing part, an inlet terminal and an interfering member. The fixing part is removably mounted inside the body casing and fixes a developer image onto a recording medium. The inlet terminal is provided inside the body casing, and a power cord for supplying power from an exterior is connected to the inlet terminal. The interfering member is provided at the fixing part, interposed between a predetermined part of the power cord and the inlet terminal in a state where the power cord is connected to the inlet terminal, and interferes with the predetermined part when the fixing part is moved in a removing direction with respect to the body casing.