Image Forming Apparatus
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body including a metal frame; and
a holder configured to hold a plurality of photosensitive drums arranged in an arrangement direction, the holder being configured to move in the arrangement direction and be mounted in the main body,wherein, when the holder is mounted in the main body, the metal frame is disposed outside the holder,wherein the metal frame includesa main body portion extending in the arrangement direction and being disposed in a position not overlapping the photosensitive drums in an axial direction of the photosensitive drums, the main body portion further having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the arrangement direction,a first extension portion extending from the first end portion of the main body portion in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to a side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, anda second extension portion extending from the second end portion of the main body portion in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, andwherein the first extension portion includes a first positioning portion configured to receive a coupling member that is configured to contact the holder to position the holder in the arrangement direction and the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, and the second extension portion includes a second positioning portion configured to receive the holder to position the holder in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a metal frame, and a holder configured to hold a plurality of photosensitive drums arranged in an arrangement direction. The metal frame includes a main body portion, a first extension portion and a second extension portion. The main body portion extends in the arrangement direction and is disposed in a position not overlapping the photosensitive drums in an axial direction of the photosensitive drums, and further has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the arrangement direction. The first extension portion and the second extension portion extend from the first end portion and the second end portion of the main body portion, respectively, in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to a side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction.
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13 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main body including a metal frame; and a holder configured to hold a plurality of photosensitive drums arranged in an arrangement direction, the holder being configured to move in the arrangement direction and be mounted in the main body, wherein, when the holder is mounted in the main body, the metal frame is disposed outside the holder, wherein the metal frame includes a main body portion extending in the arrangement direction and being disposed in a position not overlapping the photosensitive drums in an axial direction of the photosensitive drums, the main body portion further having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the arrangement direction, a first extension portion extending from the first end portion of the main body portion in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to a side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, and a second extension portion extending from the second end portion of the main body portion in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, and wherein the first extension portion includes a first positioning portion configured to receive a coupling member that is configured to contact the holder to position the holder in the arrangement direction and the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction, and the second extension portion includes a second positioning portion configured to receive the holder to position the holder in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction and parallel to the side of the holder, which is parallel to the arrangement direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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