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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Akinori Matsuno, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a unit. The apparatus main body includes a positioning hole extending in a first direction intersecting with a mounting direction of the unit, and a pair of first inner edges extending in the first direction. The unit includes a sheet metal member and a positioning unit formed on a distal end side of the sheet metal member in the mounting direction. The sheet metal member includes a first surface extending along the mounting direction and a second surface located on an opposite side from the first surface. The positioning unit includes a projection piece inserted into the positioning hole, and a protrusion. The protrusion is formed by deforming the sheet metal member such that the second surface of the projection piece is partially perpendicular to the mounting direction and projects to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.