Image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus manufacturing method
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsManabu Saito, Akira Ishiguchi
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a pair of opposing covers; a recording part that forms an image on a sheet; a feed roller that feeds the sheet to the recording part; and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is formed by the recording part. The recording part and at least one roller of the feed roller and the discharge roller are supported with the pair of the opposing covers.
Claims6
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a pair of opposing covers;
- a recording part that forms an image on a sheet;
- a feed roller that feeds the sheet to the recording part;
- and
- a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is formed by the recording part,
- the recording part and at least one roller of the feed roller and the discharge roller being supported directly with the pair of the opposing covers.
An image forming apparatus manufacturing method for manufacturing an image forming apparatus comprising a recording part that forms an image on a sheet, a feed roller that feeds the sheet to the recording part, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is formed by the recording part, the method comprising:
- performing positioning on the recording part and at least one roller of the feed roller and the discharge roller with respect to a jig;
- attaching the recording part and at least one of the feed roller and the discharge roller, positioned with respect to the jig at the positioning step, to a pair of opposing covers such that the recording part and at least one of the feed roller and the discharge roller are supported directly with the opposing covers;
- and
- removing the jig from the covers and the recording part and the at least one roller attached to the cover at the attaching step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.