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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuru Nakamura, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/13 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2/14072 (2013.01); B41J 13/103 (2013.01); G03G 15/5075 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01); G03G 21/1657 (2013.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H04N 1/00281 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a housing configured to store the image forming unit, the housing including an outer peripheral wall; a power supply unit disposed inside the housing; and a near field communication board including an antenna for near field communication, the near field communication board being disposed at a position of the outer peripheral wall apart from the power supply unit by a communicable distance or more.