Patent ID: 8777373
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a carriage including an imaging member; a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage in a main scanning direction; a flexible harness, connecting the imaging member and a control unit of the image forming apparatus, configured to be used for transmission of signals between the imaging member and the control unit; and a support member configured to support the flexible harness in an upright position in the image forming apparatus, the flexible harness being routed at least partially through the support member in the main scanning direction of the carriage, the support member including a regulation member, wherein a distance between an upper bounding part of the support member and the regulation member is configured to be smaller than a width of the flexible harness, wherein the regulation member of the support member projects from a lower bounding part of the support member, and the regulation member supports a first portion of a lower side of the flexible harness at a higher position than a second portion of the lower side of the flexible harness that is supported directly by the lower bounding part of the support member.