Patent ID: 9037031
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a maintenance target being a target of maintenance; an apparatus housing that houses the maintenance target; a substrate case that holds a control substrate that is electrically connectable at a plurality of connections to a plurality of electrical components provided in the apparatus housing when the substrate case is in a first position; a plurality of cables that extend from the apparatus housing for connecting the electrical components to the connections at an exterior side of the substrate case that is opposite a side of the substrate case facing the apparatus housing; a plurality of regulating parts attached to the apparatus housing, the regulating parts configured to hold each of the plurality of cables separate from each other and to prevent movement of each the cables relative to the other cables; and a case supporting part that supports the substrate case on the apparatus housing in a manner that allows the substrate case to slide linearly and horizontally between the first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the substrate case blocks access to the maintenance target from outside the apparatus, and in the second position, the substrate case allows access to the maintenance target from outside the apparatus for maintenance, and the control substrate is positioned on the substrate case so that, when the substrate case is in the first position, the connections are placed at positions corresponding to the cables as positioned by the regulating parts by which the control substrate is to be connected to the electrical components.