Image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMakoto Souda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, an image forming unit having a plurality of photosensitive drums arranged in an arrangement direction, and a changing member disposed outside the image forming unit in an axial direction of the plurality of photosensitive drums and configured to move in the arrangement direction and move at least a part of the image forming unit between a first position and a second position. The main body includes a metal frame made of a metal sheet and disposed on a same side in the axial direction that the changing member is disposed. The metal frame includes a support portion configured to support the image forming unit and a guide portion configured to guide movement of the changing member. The guide portion is integrally formed with the support portion.
Claims16
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- an image forming unit having a plurality of photosensitive drums arranged in an arrangement direction;
- and
- a cam disposed outside the image forming unit in an axial direction of the plurality of photosensitive drums and configured to move in the arrangement direction and move at least a part of the image forming unit between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the main body includes a metal frame made of a metal sheet and disposed on a same side in the axial direction that the cam is disposed,
- wherein the metal frame includes a support portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction and configured to support the image forming unit, and a guide portion protruding in the axial direction from the support portion extending in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction and configured to guide movement of the cam such that at least the part of the image forming unit moves from the first position to the second position, and
- wherein the guide portion is integrally formed with the support portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.