Patent ID: 9144308
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A47B,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first unit including an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material; a first supporting portion for supporting said first unit substantially at three points, wherein said first supporting portion includes a first foot portion which is in a neighborhood of a first side of a bottom of said first unit and which is provided in a first region provided in one end area of the first side, a second foot portion which is in the neighborhood of the first side of the bottom of said first unit and which is provided in a second region provided in the other end area of the first side, and a third foot portion which is in a neighborhood of a second side opposing the first side of the bottom of said first unit and which is provided in a third region provided between the first foot portion and the second foot portion with respect to a direction defined by the first side; a second unit provided below said first unit with respect to a direction of gravitation; a second supporting portion, provided at a bottom of said second unit, for supporting said second unit by at least four feet; and a connecting portion, provided at or in a neighborhood of the third foot portion, for connecting said first unit and said second unit so that said first unit is movable relative to said second unit in a horizontal in-plane direction with first predetermined play and so that said first unit is movable relative to said second unit in a vertical direction with second predetermined play.