Patent ID: 9459557
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first component provided with a first opening; a second component provided with a second opening, the second component being mountable on or dismountable from the first component by being moved towards a direction intersecting with an axis of the first opening; a first end surface formed on the edge of the first opening of the first component in such a manner that the first end surface is inclined at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with respect to the axis of the first opening and opposite to the second component; a second end surface formed on the edge of the second opening of the second component opposite to the first component; and a sealer arranged on the first or second end surface, the sealer being inclined with respect to the axis of the first opening towards a same direction as the direction in which the first end surface is inclined, and when the second component is mounted on the first component, the sealer seals the part between the first end surface and the second end surface while keeping the first opening communicated with the second opening.