Image forming apparatus
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorsShohei Miyagawa, Mitsuaki Kuroda, Naoya Kamigaito, Satoshi Matsuzaka
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus housing, and an imaging module that is removably installed in the apparatus housing. The imaging module includes an image carrier unit that is capable of carrying an image, an image writer unit that writes an image on the image carrier unit, and a module housing that registers and removably holds the image carrier unit and the image writer unit. A fastening unit that registers the module housing with respect to the apparatus housing and that removably fastens the module housing is disposed between the apparatus housing and the module housing.
Claims13
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus housing;
- and
- an imaging module that is removably installed in the apparatus housing,
- wherein the imaging module includes an image carrier unit that is capable of carrying an image, an image writer unit that writes an image on the image carrier unit, and a module housing that registers and removably holds the image carrier unit and the image writer unit, and
- wherein a fastening unit that registers the module housing with respect to the apparatus housing and that removably fastens the module housing is disposed between the apparatus housing and the module housing.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- apparatus housing means;
- imaging means that is removably installed in the apparatus housing means, the imaging means including image carrier means for carrying an image, image writer means for writing an image on the image carrier means, and module housing means for registering and removably holding the image carrier means and the image writer means;
- and
- fastening means for registering the module housing means with respect to the apparatus housing means and for removably fastening the module housing means, the fastening means being disposed between the apparatus housing means and the module housing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.