Patent ID: 11966180
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
a first unit that is one of the heating unit and the fixing unit includes a first fitting portion having a concave shape opened toward a second unit that is another one of the heating unit and the fixing unit,
the second unit includes a second fitting portion having a convex shape which fits into a concave portion of the first fitting portion when the heating unit moves from the evacuation position to the reference position,
the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion includes the contact portion, and
the second fitting portion fits into the first fitting portion to restrict a relative movement of the heating unit and the fixing unit in a longitudinal direction that intersects the specific direction and a movement direction of the heating unit.