Component mounting apparatus useful for compact copiers

In a copier having a base machine frame, a photoconductive surfaced sleeve formed in a closed loop having a hollow interior, a multiplicity of operating power requiring components associated with various functions of the copier, a motor having a drive shaft, and electronic components for controlling operation of the copier, an improved apparatus comprising:

• first and second collars in spaced relation on said frame and each having bearing surfaces thereon for retaining said sleeve between said collars in a generally fixed location relative to said frame while accommodating movement of said sleeve in the direction of the closed loop thereof over said bearing surfaces,
• circuit board means having said electronic components mounted thereon in an elongated array,
• an assembly including bracket means attaching one end of said motor to one end of said circuit board means with said drive shaft in alignment with the direction of the length of said elongated array,
• first and second means for securing the other ends of said motor and said circuit board means, respectively, to said first and second collars, thereby positioning said assembly relative to said frame, and
• said bracket means and said motor being arranged for fitting within the interior of said sleeve and in spaced relation to the interior surface of said sleeve when said assembly is positioned therein by said securing means.