Patent ID: 9671732
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising a fixing unit and a storage part into which the fixing unit is inserted, wherein the fixing unit comprises: the gear cover has a cover side engagement part extending in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of the fixing unit, formed at the storage part is a receiving part supporting a portion of the bearing of the driving input gear projected from the gear cover, being formed in a manner so as to extend in the insertion direction of the fixing unit and so that a length of the receiving part in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction is substantially equal to a length of the bearing in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, and receiving the bearing while guiding movement of the bearing in the insertion direction when the fixing unit is inserted into the storage part, and the receiving part is provided with a storage side engagement part engaging with the cover side engagement part to regulate the movement of the bearing in the insertion direction when the receiving part is guiding the movement.