Patent ID: 9557703
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a storing unit configured to store a recording medium; a feeding unit configured to feed the recording medium stored in the storing unit; a conveyance unit configured to convey the fed recording medium; a first motor configured to drive the feeding unit; a second motor configured to drive the conveyance unit; a photoreceptor; an exposure unit configured to expose the photoreceptor; a transfer unit configured to transfer a toner image formed on the photoreceptor to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; a fixing unit configured to fix the transferred toner image to the recording medium; a power source board configured to supply power for use in the image forming apparatus from a commercial power supply; and a control board configured to control the first and second motor, the control board being connected to the first and second motor through a signal line, the control board comprising (i) a first connector for a wiring that connects the control board and the power source board, said first connector being arranged at a lower side of the control board, and (ii) a second connector for a wiring that connects the control board and the second motor, said second connector being arranged at the first side of the control board in the horizontal direction when viewed from the back side of the image forming apparatus, wherein the photoreceptor is arranged at the upper side of the storage unit in a vertical direction; the control board and the power source board are arranged on the back side of the image forming apparatus in different positions in a vertical direction such that the control board does not overlap with the power source board when viewed from the back side of the image forming apparatus; the control board is arranged above the power source board in a vertical direction; the fixing unit is arranged at an upper side of the first and second motor in a vertical direction; and the first and second motors do not overlap with the control board and the power source board when viewed from the back side of the image forming apparatus.