Image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShogo Mori
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a body frame including an opening; a cover configured to rotate between an open position where the cover opens the opening and a closed position where the cover closes the opening and including a base end portion rotatably supported by the body frame and a distal end portion; an exposure member supported by the cover and configured to swing when the cover is rotated from the closed position to the open position; a cable configured to transmit current to the exposure member; and a metal plate fixed to the cover and having a through-hole through which the cable extends, the metal plate including, a main body part, and a conduction part protruding, toward the exposure member, from the main body part adjacent to the through-hole at the distal end side of the cover.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a body frame including an opening;
- a cover configured to rotate between an open position where the cover opens the opening and a closed position where the cover closes the opening, the cover including a base end portion rotatably supported by the body frame, and a distal end portion opposite to the base end portion;
- an exposure member including a light source, the exposure member being supported by the cover and configured to swing relative to the cover when the cover is rotated from the closed position to the open position;
- a cable configured to transmit current to the exposure member;
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- a metal plate fixed to the cover and including:
- a main body part having a through-hole through which the cable extends;
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- a conduction part protruding, toward the exposure member from a portion of the main body part, the portion of the main body part being located adjacent to the through-hole and at a distal end side of the through-hole.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a body frame including an opening;
- a cover configured to move between an open position which opens the opening and a closed position which closes the opening, the cover including a first end portion supported by the body frame and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion;
- an exposure member including a first end portion supported by the cover and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion of the exposure member, a distance between the second end portion of the exposure member and the cover being larger when the cover is in the closed position than when the cover is in the open position;
- a metal plate supported by the cover and including a through-hole having a first edge portion and a second edge portion, a distance between the first end edge portion of the through-hole and the first end portion of the cover being smaller than a distance between the second edge portion of the through-hole and the first end portion of the cover;
- a cable passing through the through hole and configured to transmit current to the exposure member;
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- a conduction part provided to the metal plate at the second edge portion of the through-hole and extending towards an exposure member side from the second edge portion of the through-hole.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a body frame including an opening;
- a cover configured to rotate between an open position where the cover opens the opening and a closed position where the cover closes the opening and including a base end portion rotatably supported by the body frame, and further including a distal end portion opposite to the base end portion;
- an exposure member including a light source, supported by the cover and configured to swing relative to the cover when the cover is rotated from the closed position to the open position;
- a cable configured to transmit current to the exposure member;
- a metal plate fixed to the cover and having a through-hole through which the cable extends, the metal plate including:
- a main body part;
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- a conduction part protruding, toward the exposure member, from the main body part adjacent to the through-hole at a distal end portion side of the cover;
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- a tubular resin member that is fitted into the through-hole of the metal plate and into which the cable is inserted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.