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US 2024/0176277 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShiro AKAMA
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a driven unit, and a driver. The housing includes a pair of plates facing each other. The pair of plates includes a front plate and a rear plate facing the front plate and having an opening. The driven unit is supported by the pair of plates and has one end projecting outside the housing from the opening of the rear plate. The driver is disposed outside the housing and coupled to said one end of the driven unit to drive the driven unit. The driver includes a body separated from an outer face of the rear plate.
Claims13
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a pair of plates facing each other,
- the pair of plates including:
- a front plate;
- and
- a rear plate facing the front plate and having an opening;
- a driven unit, supported by the pair of side plates, having one end projecting outside the housing from the opening of the rear plate;
- and
- a driver disposed outside the housing and coupled to said one end of the driven unit to drive the driven unit, the driver including a body separated from an outer face of the rear plate.
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