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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yohei Nishimura, Kiyosu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, including at least three image forming units, a substrate, a frame to support the image forming units and the substrate, and a plurality of spring electrodes, is provided. The plurality of spring electrodes includes a first spring electrode, a second spring electrode, and a third spring electrode configured to serve a common function and arranged to align along an aligning direction, which is orthogonal to rotation axes of photosensitive drums in the image forming units. The frame includes a pair of supporting parts arranged along the aligning direction to support the substrate. A distance between the second spring electrode and the third spring electrode is greater than a distance between the first spring electrode and the second spring electrode. A center between the pair of supporting parts is located in a position between the second spring electrode and the third spring electrode.