Patent ID: 7274893

Claim:
An image forming apparatus support structure for supporting various constituent elements making up an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus support structure comprising: a plurality of post members; and a plurality of coupling members mutually coupling at least a portion of the post members; wherein at least a portion of the post members comprises steel channel having more or less C-shaped cross-section; at least a portion of the coupling members comprises at least one member having more or less L-shaped cross-section and/or more or less C-shaped cross-section; at least a portion of the post members and at least a portion of the coupling members are individually connected at each end thereof by spot welding and/or by fastening with at least one screw to form the image forming apparatus support structure and, wherein at least one of the post members is a steel part having rectangular cross-section and formed by fixedly combining two pieces of steel channel; and wherein at least one of the coupling members includes slits on its surface for allowing respective laser beams to pass therethrough.