Patent ID: 11863722
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a conductive member;
a ground member which is connected to a ground; and
a grounded member,
wherein the conductive member is electrically connected to a metal plate member having a receiving portion having two faces opposed to each other,
wherein the conductive member comprises a connection portion which is connected to the receiving portion,
wherein the connection portion comprises:
a first arm portion, which extends from one end to another end, and is in contact with one face of the two faces of the receiving portion;
a first bent portion, which is connected to the another end of the first arm portion, and is bent in such a manner as to extend toward a direction from the another end of the first arm portion toward the one end of the first arm portion;
a second bent portion, which is connected to the first bent portion, and is bent getting closer toward the first arm portion as getting away from the first bent portion; and
a third bent portion, which is connected to the second bent portion, and is bent getting away from the first arm portion as getting away from the second bent portion so as to be in contact with another face of the two faces of the receiving portion, and

wherein one of the ground member and the grounded member is the metal plate member, and the ground member and the grounded member are connected to each other by the conductive member so that the grounded member is connected to the ground via the conductive member and the ground member.