Frame device including separate support frames and image forming apparatus

A frame device comprising:

• a body frame;
• a first rotator to rotate in a first rotation direction and a second rotator to rotate in a second rotation direction such that a nip is formed between the first rotator and the second rotator;
• a first support frame supporting one lateral end of the first rotator and one lateral end of the second rotator in a longitudinal direction of the first rotator and the second rotator, the first support frame including a first attachment portion being attached to the body frame;
• a second support frame supporting another lateral end of the first rotator and another lateral end of the second rotator in the longitudinal direction of the first rotator and the second rotator, the second support frame including a second attachment portion being attached to the body frame;
• and
• a coupling frame coupling the first support frame with the second support frame, the coupling frame contacting one end of each of the first support frame and the second support frame in an orthogonal direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first rotator and the second rotator, the one end being disposed opposite another end of each of the first support frame and the second support frame in the orthogonal direction via the first rotator and the second rotator,
• wherein an outer surface of the first rotator is exposed by the first support frame and the second support frame in a direction through a center of the first rotator and the nip,
• wherein an outer surface of the second rotator is exposed by the first support frame and the second support frame in a direction through a center of the second rotator and the nip,
• wherein the first support frame and the second support frame are attached to the body frame outside of the first rotator and the second rotator, and
• wherein the coupling frame is directly coupled to the body frame at an outer side of the first support frame and the second support frame.