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US 8,275,288 B2Granted
Image forming device capable of improving precision in relative positioning of conveying unit and fixing unit
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorOsamu Takagi
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Abstract
An image forming device includes a main body having a main frame, a plurality of photosensitive members, a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium onto which images are transferred from the photosensitive members, a fixing unit that fixes the images onto the recording medium, and an attaching member that attaches both the fixing unit and an end section of the conveying unit nearest the fixing unit to the main frame.
Claims11
An image forming device comprising:
- a main body having a main frame;
- a plurality of photosensitive members arrayed in the main body;
- a conveying unit disposed in the main body so as to confront the plurality of photosensitive members, the conveying unit conveying a recording medium with images transferred from the photosensitive members;
- a fixing unit disposed in the main body, the fixing unit receiving the recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit and fixing the images onto the recording medium;
- and
- an attaching member that is attached to the main frame and attaches both the fixing unit and an end section of the conveying unit nearest the fixing unit to the main frame, wherein the attaching member attaches the conveying unit only at the end section of the conveying unit.
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An image forming device comprising:
- a main body having a main frame;
- a plurality of photosensitive members arrayed in the main body;
- a conveying unit disposed in the main body so as to confront the plurality of photosensitive members, the conveying unit conveying a recording medium with images transferred from the photosensitive members;
- a fixing unit disposed in the main body, the fixing unit receiving the recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit and fixing the images onto the recording medium;
- a first guide disposed between the conveying unit and the fixing unit, the first guide guiding the recording medium from the conveying unit toward the fixing unit;
- and
- an attaching member that is attached to the main frame and attaches both the first guide and an end section of the conveying unit nearest the fixing unit to the main frame, wherein the attaching member attaches the conveying unit only at the end section of the conveying unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.