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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); B41J 29/10 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a drive source configured to drive a member for forming an image on a recording material, a frame of the image forming apparatus including a planar portion on which the drive source is mounted, wherein a plurality of through holes is formed on the entire planar portion of the frame, and a sheet member configured to cover at least a portion of the plurality of through holes.