Joint structure, image forming apparatus, and joining method

Abstract

A joint structure includes: a first member including a first sheet-shaped part; a second member including a second sheet-shaped part overlapped with the first sheet-shaped part in a sheet thickness direction of the first sheet-shaped part and the second sheet-shaped part; a restriction part provided for the first member, the restriction part being in contact with the second member from an opposite side from the first sheet-shaped part side relative to the second sheet-shaped part in the sheet thickness direction, the restriction part restricting the second sheet-shaped part from moving away from the first sheet-shaped part in the sheet thickness direction; and a welding portion that is provided in a predetermined range from the restriction part and at which the first member and the second member are welded.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.