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US 12,197,167 B2Granted
Structure for connecting plurality of chassis in image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkio Ogasawara
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a first chassis, a second chassis, a first connector, a second connector, a first scale and a first indicator. The first chassis and the second chassis are connected via the first connector and the second connector. The first scale is provided on one of the first connector and the second connector. The first scale indicates a relative distance between the first chassis and the second chassis in a first direction. The first indicator is provided on the other of the first connector and the second connector. The first indicator points the first scale.
Claims23
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a first chassis including a first side surface provided with a passage opening through which a sheet passes, a second side surface that neighbors the first side surface, a third side surface that neighbors the first side surface and is located on an opposite side of the second side surface, and a fourth side surface that neighbors the second side surface and the third side surface;
- a second chassis to be connected to the first chassis and including a fifth side surface provided with a passage opening through which the sheet passes, a sixth side surface that neighbors the fifth side surface, a seventh side surface that neighbors the fifth side surface and is located on an opposite side of the sixth side surface, and an eighth side surface that neighbors the sixth side surface and the seventh side surface;
- a first connector that is fastened to the second side surface of the first chassis and includes a first guiding groove;
- a second connector that overlaps the first connector and includes a first fitting shaft, the first fitting shaft fitting into a fitting hole provided in the sixth side surface of the second chassis and into the first guiding groove, and the first fitting shaft being guided by the first guiding groove so as to move in a first direction;
- a third connector that is provided on the third side surface of the first chassis and includes a second guiding groove;
- a fourth connector that overlaps the third connector and includes a second fitting shaft, the second fitting shaft fitting into a fitting hole provided in the seventh side surface of the second chassis and into the second guiding groove, and the second fitting shaft being guided by the second guiding groove so as to move in the first direction;
- a first scale provided on one of the first connector and the second connector, the first scale indicating a relative distance between the first chassis and the second chassis in the first direction;
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- a first indicator provided on the other of the first connector and the second connector, the first indicator pointing the first scale.
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