Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazunori Miyake
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus with an image reading apparatus that may suppress the intensity level of radiated noise from the image reading apparatus in an appropriate manner, without disrupting other functions, etc. The movable image reading apparatus comprises a carriage having a light source adapted to expose an original to light, a photoelectric conversion element, and a drive circuit unit adapted to drive the photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of guide members adapted to movably guide the carriage. The plurality of guide members are individually earthed to a housing of the image forming apparatus through a plurality of earth contacts.
Claims8
An image forming apparatus with a movable image reading apparatus, said movable image reading apparatus comprising a carriage having a light source adapted to expose an original to light, a photoelectric conversion element, and a drive circuit unit adapted to drive said photoelectric conversion element;
- and a plurality of guide members adapted to movably guide said carriage, wherein
- said plurality of guide members are individually earthed to a housing of said image forming apparatus through a plurality of earth contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.