Patent ID: 7356266
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A laser printer apparatus, comprising: a pair of frames arranged opposite to each other; a base member fixed on each of said pair of frames to extend across said pair of frames; a photoreceptor arranged below said base member and transferring toner for printing an image on a prescribed sheet of paper; a cartridge arranged below said base member and opposite to said photoreceptor, for supplying toner; a laser scanning unit arranged on said base member for irradiating said photoreceptor with a laser beam based on a prescribed image signal; a fixing unit arranged above said photoreceptor and next to said base member, for fixing the toner transferred onto the sheet of paper; a motor arranged inside one of said pair of frames, for applying driving power to feed the sheet of paper; a cover member attached to said base member and covering said motor from below; a detecting portion attached to said cover member for detecting presence/absence of said cartridge; a substrate portion arranged outside said one frame, for controlling a printing operation; and a wire connecting said detecting portion with said substrate; wherein said base member includes a first cut-and-raised portion for holding said motor cover, and a second cut-and-raised portion formed, spaced apart from said first cut-and-raised portion, between said motor and said fixing unit; and said wire is drawn through a gap between said motor cover and said first cut-and-raised portion, held by said second cut-and-raised portion and connected to said substrate portion.