Patent ID: 11971679
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The metal frame of an image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein
the first portion includes a first engaging portion which engages with the fifth portion, the first engaging portion including a first bent portion which is bent in a plate thickness direction of the first portion and a second bent portion which is bent to extend in the vertical direction from the first bent portion toward the fifth portion, the first engaging portion engaging with the fifth portion such that the first portion and the second bent portion sandwich the fifth portion, and
the second portion includes a second engaging portion which engages with the sixth portion, the second engaging portion including a third bent portion which is bent in a plate thickness direction of the second portion and a fourth bent portion which is bent to extend in the vertical direction from the third bent portion toward the fifth portion, the second engaging portion engaging with the sixth portion such that the second portion and the fourth bent portion sandwich the sixth portion.