Patent ID: 9493014
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive member; a light scanning apparatus including: a supporting unit including a first supporting portion, a second supporting portion, and a third supporting portion, the supporting unit being configured to support the optical box, the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion being configured to support, in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of inserting the optical box into the main body of the image forming apparatus, the optical box in a vicinity of a side wall of the optical box on a downstream side in the inserting direction, the third supporting portion being configured to support the optical box in a vicinity of a side wall of the optical box on an upstream side in the inserting direction, the third supporting portion being positioned between the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion in the direction intersecting the inserting direction; a first connecting portion configured to connect the optical box supported by the supporting unit and the main body of the image forming apparatus in the vicinity of the side wall of the optical box on the upstream side in the inserting direction and on one side of the third supporting portion in the direction intersecting the inserting direction of the optical box; and a second connecting portion configured to connect the optical box supported by the supporting unit and the main body of the image forming apparatus in the vicinity of the side wall of the optical box on the upstream side in the inserting direction and on at least another side of the third supporting portion in the direction intersecting the inserting direction of the optical box.