Patent ID: 7852638

Claim:
A frame that constitutes an apparatus comprising: a first side plate; a second side plate that faces the first side plate; and a connecting member that is located between the first side plate and the second side plate, and that is supported by the first side plate and the second side plate at a first side and a second side, respectively, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are configured to be attached with a component of the apparatus; the connecting member includes a first-side connecting portion on the first side and a second-side connecting portion on the second side, the first-side connecting portion is connected to the first side plate so that the first side plate does not move with respect to the connecting member, the second-side connecting portion includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the second side plate moves with respect to the connecting member on a second-connecting-portion side with the first connecting portion as a center, and the first side plate and the second side plate are attached with a cover member that is selectably positionable between an open position and a closed position.