Image forming apparatus and method for manufacturing image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYASUHIRO SHIMOI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus includes a first casing including a first frame, a second casing including a second frame, the second casing being connected to the first casing and configured to be separable in a vertical direction from the first casing, and a wiring unit including wiring connected to an electrical component. The second frame includes a mounting portion to which the wiring unit is mounted. The mounting portion is provided with at least one opening on a side facing the first frame. The opening is at least partially covered by a part of the first frame in a state in which the first casing and the second casing are connected to each other.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a first casing including a first frame;
- a second casing including a second frame, the second casing being connected to the first casing and configured to be separable in a vertical direction from the first casing;
- and
- a wiring unit including wiring connected to an electrical component,
- wherein the second frame includes a mounting portion to which the wiring unit is mounted,
- wherein the mounting portion is provided with at least one opening on a side facing the first frame, and
- wherein the opening is at least partially covered by a part of the first frame in a state in which the first casing and the second casing are connected to each other.
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a first casing including a first frame;
- a second casing including a second frame, the second casing being connected to the first casing and configured to be separable in a vertical direction from the first casing;
- and
- a wiring unit including wiring connected to an electrical component,
- wherein, in a state in which the first casing and the second casing are separated from each other, at least part of the wiring unit is configured to be mountable onto a side of the second frame onto which the first frame is connected.
A method for manufacturing an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material, the method comprising:
- a mounting step of mounting a wiring unit that includes a wiring;
- and
- a connecting step of connecting a first casing including a first frame and a second casing including a second frame to each other,
- wherein, in the mounting step, the wiring unit is mounted to the second frame of the second casing onto a first side of the second casing,
- wherein, in the connecting step, the first casing is connected to the second casing onto the first side of the second casing, and
- wherein the connecting step is performed after the mounting step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.