Image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAtsuhisa Nakashima
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus, including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, a pair of resin frames configured to support the image forming unit at least partially from mutually opposite sides, a pair of metal-made upper enhancing pieces arranged along upper faces of the resin frames, and a pair of first metal beams, each of which is arranged to bridge over a position between the paired upper enhancing pieces and forms a four-sided opening in conjunction with each other and with the paired upper enhancing pieces, is provided.
Claims16
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium and comprising a processing unit including a photosensitive member;
- a pair of lateral frames made of resin and configured to directly support at least the processing unit in the image forming unit at laterally opposite sides of the processing unit;
- a pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces arranged on top of upper faces of the lateral frames, each of the metal-made top enhancing pieces being formed independently from the lateral frames;
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- a pair of first metal beams, each of which is arranged to bridge over a position between the paired top enhancing pieces and forms a four-sided opening in conjunction with each other and with the paired top enhancing pieces,
- wherein the pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces and the pair of first metal beams are arranged to overlap each other at end portions thereof, at which the pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces and the pair of first metal beams are fixed to the upper faces of the lateral frames by screws.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium and comprising a processing unit including a photosensitive member;
- a pair of lateral frames made of resin and configured to support at least the processing unit in the image forming;
- a pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces arranged on top of upper faces of the lateral frames, each of the metal-made top enhancing pieces being formed independently from the lateral frames;
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- a pair of first metal beams, each of which is arranged to bridge over a position between the paired top enhancing pieces and forms a four-sided opening in conjunction with each other and with the paired top enhancing pieces,
- wherein the pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces and the pair of first metal beams are arranged to overlap each other at end portions thereof, at which the pair of metal-made top enhancing pieces and the pair of first metal beams are directly coupled to the upper faces of the lateral frames with screws, the metal-made top enhancing pieces and the pair of first metal beams being movable with respect to the lateral frames.
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