Patent ID: 11971681
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F  H  B | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A coupling structure provided in an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material and constituted to couple a first sheet metal and a second sheet metal having an insulative layer on a galvanized layer on a surface of a metal layer, respectively, the coupling structure comprising:
a first conductive portion from which the insulative layer is removed but the galvanized layer remains and is exposed in the first sheet metal;
a second conductive portion from which the insulative layer is removed but the galvanized layer remains and is exposed in the second sheet metal; and
a coupling portion constituted to couple the first sheet metal and the second sheet metal in a state in which at least a part of the first conductive portion and at least a part of the second conductive portion are contacted with each other.