Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTaro Ikeda
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Abstract
If an edge of a sheet metal of a image forming apparatus damages an electric cable, the image signal is distorted and no correct image is formed since the damage causes feeding failure and signal deterioration. This is remarkable in the conventional digital electrophotographic apparatus, since the drive signal to drive a laser or a light emitting diode (LED) for exposing the photosensitive body becomes higher in frequency as a resolution and speed are increased and tends to generate the electric noise. In order to prevent damage of an electric cable by a metal frame, an apparatus having a holder for holding a feed cable is provided.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material, said image forming apparatus comprising:
- an electrical board;
- a unit, provided at a portion spaced from said electrical board, receiving current from said electrical board;
- an electrical cable which electrically connects between said electrical board and said unit, wherein a surface of said electrical cable is insulated;
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- an electrical cable holder having a resin member, a conductive sheet provided on the resin member and grounded, and a cable supporting member which supports said electrical cable to contact the surface of said electrical cable with the conductive sheet,
- wherein said unit is an LED array which illuminates a light beam according to an image forming signal transmitted from said electrical board to the LED array with said electrical cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.