JP2016014809A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that has improved shock resistance by alleviating a shock during movement.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus includes a grip part 44a that is formed by making a recess in a support-side surface 44 of a housing 40 to the inside, an HDD 50 that is accommodated inside the housing 40 to store images, and a reinforcement member 60 that covers a part of the HDD 50. The grip part 44a and HDD 50 are arranged opposite to each other on the support-side surface 44 side. The reinforcement member 60 is arranged between the support-side surface 44 and the HDD 50 separated from both components.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus in which an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet is accommodated in a housing.

  In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as printers are installed in various places such as offices and homes. In such an image forming apparatus, a large number of components are integrated to increase the weight in order to increase the number of functions, and the user cannot carry it alone. In view of this, the image forming apparatus is provided with a handle for lifting when it is installed to assist transportation by the user, and consideration is given to accidents such as falling or falling (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-231682 A

  In the recording apparatus described in Patent Literature 1, among the handles provided on both sides of the outer case, the recording apparatus has a rotational moment by providing the handle on the side where the center of gravity is shifted higher than the other handle. The carrier is informed that there is a risk of falling in the direction.

  By the way, in recent image forming apparatuses, a configuration in which an HDD that stores an image to be formed on paper as data is applied is used. However, since an HDD may be damaged by an impact, countermeasures against the impact during transportation are taken. Was necessary. On the other hand, the recording apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the impact on internal components during transportation or installation is not taken into consideration.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image forming apparatus that has improved impact resistance by mitigating impact when moved.

  An image forming apparatus according to the present invention is an image forming apparatus in which an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet is housed in a housing, and is supported when the housing is lifted, and a supporting side surface of the housing A handle portion that is recessed from the inside, an HDD that is accommodated in the housing and stores an image, and a reinforcing member that covers a part of the HDD, the handle portion and the HDD include: It is provided so that it may mutually oppose on the said support side surface, The said reinforcement member is spaced apart and provided between the said support side surface and the said HDD, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the reinforcing member may be disposed on an upper portion of the handle portion and provided with a reinforcing restricting portion that restricts upward movement of the handle portion.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the handle portion is provided with a handle support surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and the reinforcement restricting portion is formed in a planar shape facing the handle support surface. It is good.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the image forming apparatus may include a fixing member that is provided inside the housing and fixes the HDD, and the reinforcing member is fixed to the fixing member.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present invention may be configured such that the center of gravity is located on the side surface of the support when viewed from above.

  In the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the support side surface is provided with a side surface fixing portion that is recessed toward the inside of the housing, and the reinforcing member is fixed by the side surface fixing portion and a fastening member. Also good.

  According to the present invention, by providing an HDD that is easily damaged by impact or the like in the vicinity of a handle portion supported by a user, it is possible to reduce the impact when moving and improve impact resistance.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the right front side. 1 is an external perspective view of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention viewed from the left rear side. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the image forming apparatus as viewed from the supporting side surface side. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where a cover corresponding to a supporting side surface is removed from the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the HDD at arrow AA in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the HDD at arrows BB in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a reinforcement member. 3 is a schematic top view showing a positional relationship between a handle portion and a center of gravity in the image forming apparatus viewed from above. FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an area near an HDD in an image forming apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an area near an HDD in an image forming apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The image forming apparatus 1 has a copying function for reading an original and forming an image on a sheet. The image reading apparatus 2, an original conveying apparatus (ADF) 3 provided on the upper side of the image reading apparatus 2, and the image reading apparatus 2. The image forming unit 4, the sheet feeding cassette 5, and the stacking tray 39 provided on the lower side are provided.

  The document conveying device 3 is supported by a hinge (a fulcrum, not shown) on the back side so as to be openable and closable with respect to the image reading device 2, and is opened and closed by raising and lowering the front end. When the document conveying device 3 is opened, the upper part of the image reading device 2 is opened so that the document can be placed manually. The document conveying device 3 automatically conveys the placed document onto the image reading device 2.

The image reading apparatus 2 is supported by a hinge (a fulcrum , not shown ) on one side of the back so as to be openable and closable, and is opened and closed by raising and lowering the front end. By opening the image reading apparatus 2, it is possible to perform maintenance of components and the like built in the image forming apparatus 1. The image reading device 2 reads the placed document or the document conveyed from the document conveying device 3 to generate image data.

  In the image forming apparatus 1, image data corresponding to a color image using each color of black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) or a monochrome image using a single color (for example, black). Are treated. The image forming unit 4 is provided with four developing devices 12 for forming four types of toner images, a photosensitive drum 13, a drum cleaning device 14, and four chargers 15, each of which includes black, cyan, magenta, And four image stations Pa, Pb, Pc, and Pd, which are associated with yellow and yellow.

  The drum cleaning device 14 removes and collects residual toner on the surface of the photosensitive drum 13. The charger 15 uniformly charges the surface of the photosensitive drum 13 to a predetermined potential. The optical scanning device 11 exposes the surface of the photosensitive drum 13 to form an electrostatic latent image. The developing device 12 develops the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 13 to form a toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 13. Through the above-described series of operations, a toner image of each color is formed on the surface of each photosensitive drum 13.

  An intermediate transfer belt 21 is disposed on the upper side of the photosensitive drum 13. The intermediate transfer belt 21 circulates in the direction of the arrow C, the residual toner is removed and collected by the belt cleaning device 25, and the toner images of the respective colors formed on the surfaces of the photosensitive drums 13 are sequentially transferred and superimposed. As a result, a color toner image is formed on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21.

  A nip area is formed between the transfer roller 26a of the secondary transfer device 26 and the intermediate transfer belt 21, and the sheet conveyed through the sheet conveyance path R1 is sandwiched and conveyed in the nip area. When the sheet passes through the nip area, the toner image on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21 is transferred and conveyed to the fixing device 17.

  The fixing device 17 includes a fixing roller 31 and a pressure roller 32 that rotate with a sheet interposed therebetween. The fixing device 17 sandwiches the recording paper on which the toner image is transferred between the fixing roller 31 and the pressure roller 32 and heats and presses the recording paper to fix the toner image on the recording paper.

  The paper feed cassette 5 is a cassette for storing paper used for image formation, and is provided below the optical scanning device 11. The paper is pulled out from the paper feed cassette 5 by the pickup roller 33 and transported through the paper transport path R1, via the secondary transfer device 26 and the fixing device 17, and via the paper discharge roller 36 provided in the paper discharge portion. Then, it is carried out to the loading tray 39. In the paper transport path R1, after the paper is temporarily stopped and the leading edges of the paper are aligned, the paper is fed in accordance with the transfer timing of the color toner image in the nip area between the intermediate transfer belt 21 and the transfer roller 26a. A registration roller 34 that starts conveyance, a conveyance roller 35 that facilitates conveyance of a sheet, and a paper discharge roller 36 are arranged.

  Further, when image formation is performed not only on the front side of the paper but also on the back side, the paper is conveyed in the reverse direction from the paper discharge roller 36 to the reverse path Rr, so that the front and back sides of the paper are reversed, and the paper is transferred to the registration roller 34. Then, the image is formed on the back surface in the same manner as the front surface, and the paper is carried out to the stacking tray 39.

  2 is an external perspective view of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front right side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention from the left rear side. FIG.

  The casing 40 of the image forming apparatus 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the document conveying device 3 is disposed above. An operation panel 45 is disposed above the image forming apparatus 1 and in front of the document conveying device 3. Various keys and a liquid crystal display are disposed on the operation panel 45. A stacking tray 39 is disposed below the document conveying device 3.

  The side surface of the housing 40 is mainly composed of a front surface 41, a right side surface 42, a left side surface 43 (see FIG. 3), and a rear surface (support side surface 44). The front surface 41 and the support side surface 44 face each other. The right side surface 42 and the left side surface 43 are opposed to each other. Hereinafter, for the sake of explanation, the direction from the right side 42 to the left side 43 may be referred to as a lateral direction X, and the direction from the front surface 41 to the support side 44 may be referred to as a depth direction Y. Further, a direction perpendicular to the lateral direction X and the depth direction Y and going from the lower side to the upper side may be referred to as a height direction Z.

  On the front surface 41 (left side in FIG. 2), a retractable storage portion 18 is disposed. The stacking cassette 5 is stored in the storage unit 18, and the stacking cassette 5 can be replenished by pulling out the storage unit 18.

  On the right side surface 42 (right side in FIG. 2), an openable and closable manual feed tray 19 is disposed. The manual feed tray 19 can be loaded to stack paper. The sheets stacked on the manual feed tray 19 are conveyed through the sheet conveyance path R1, and an image is formed. In addition, two concave right handles 42 a that are recessed inward are provided at the lower edge of the right side surface 42. The user can easily lift the image forming apparatus 1 by inserting his hand into the right handle 42a.

  On the left side surface 43 (right side in FIG. 3), a concave left handle 43a recessed inward is provided at the center. As with the right handle 42a, the user can insert a hand into the left handle 43a.

  On the support side surface 44 (left side in FIG. 3), a concave handle portion 44a recessed inward is provided. The handle portion 44a is provided near the left side surface 43 at the lower edge portion of the support side surface 44, and the user can insert his / her hand in the same manner as the right handle 42a and the left handle 43a. A side surface fixing portion 44b that is recessed inward is provided above the handle portion 44a. The side surface fixing portion 44b has a hole that penetrates the housing 40 (support side surface 44) so that it can be screwed. The handle portion 44a and the side surface fixing portion 44b will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 described later.

  4 is a side view showing the image forming apparatus viewed from the supporting side surface side, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where a cover corresponding to the supporting side surface is removed from the image forming apparatus shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, in order to clarify the positional relationship, the support side surface 44 is shown in perspective, and the HDD 50 and the reinforcing member 60 are shown among the components housed inside, and the other parts are omitted. .

  The housing | casing 40 is divided | segmented into plurality, It is set as the structure which accommodates components inside combining those. 5, the cover (a part of the housing 40) corresponding to the support side surface 44 is removed from the image forming apparatus 1 in the state shown in FIG. A flat plate-shaped fixing member 70 is provided inside the housing 40, and the surface of the fixing member 70 is fixed to face the support side surface 44. An HDD 50 (Hard Disk Drive) and a reinforcing member 60 are fixed to the surface of the fixing member 70. A plurality of components such as an MFPC board may be further fixed to the fixing member 70. That is, in the image forming apparatus 1, the fixing member 70 to which a plurality of components are attached is provided inside the support side surface 44, and the fixing member 70 is exposed by removing the cover corresponding to the support side surface 44. The image forming apparatus 1 further includes a plurality of components such as the image station Pa and the fixing device 17 inside the fixing member 70.

  The HDD 50 is a storage medium and stores an image formed on a sheet by the image forming unit 4. The reinforcing member 60 is made of metal, for example, a sheet metal. That is, the reinforcing member 60 is preferably formed of a material having high rigidity such as a metal so as not to be deformed by an applied load. The reinforcing member 60 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 described later.

  The HDD 50 and the reinforcing member 60 are fixed below the left side surface 43 of the fixing member 70 (the lower right side of the fixing member 70 in FIG. 5), and the reinforcing member 60 is disposed so as to cover a part of the HDD 50. Has been. That is, the reinforcing member 60 is disposed at a position overlapping the HDD 50 (particularly, the center of the HDD 50 in the height direction Z) when viewed from the support side surface 44 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the handle portion 44 a is disposed at a position overlapping with a part (particularly, the lower end portion) of the HDD 50 when viewed from the support side surface 44 side, and is positioned below the reinforcing member 60. doing.

  Next, a detailed positional relationship among the handle portion 44a, the HDD 50, and the reinforcing member 60 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the HDD at arrow AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the HDD at arrow BB in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a reinforcing member.

  The HDD 50 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the flat surface portion is arranged to face the fixing member 70 in the depth direction Y, and the HDD mounting plate 71 is fixed to a portion of the fixing member 70 facing the HDD 50. The HDD mounting plate 71 has a substantially flat plate shape, and a gap is provided between the HDD mounting plate 71 and the fixing member 70 at the center portion that is curved and raised from the periphery. In the HDD 50, HDD fixing plates 51 are respectively attached to the upper end and the lower end by HDD fixing screws 52. The HDD fixing plate 51 extends in the direction opposite to the depth direction Y toward the fixing member 70, and the tip is refracted in the height direction Z along the fixing member 70. The front end of the HDD fixing plate 51 is fixed to the HDD mounting plate 71 via a damper 72. That is, the HDD 50 is fixed to the fixing member 70 through the HDD fixing plate 51 and is separated from the fixing member 70 in the depth direction Y. Further, the damper 72 alleviates the impact transmitted from the fixing member 70 to the HDD 50.

  The reinforcing member 60 includes a reinforcing facing portion 61, a reinforcing extending portion 62, a reinforcing restricting portion 63, a reinforcing fastening hole 64, and a reinforcing attaching portion 65. Specifically, the reinforcement facing portion 61 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a narrow width, and the flat portion faces the support side surface 44 and the HDD 50 (fixing member 70) in the depth direction Y. The reinforcing facing portion 61 is arranged with its longitudinal direction parallel to the horizontal direction X, and is longer than the HDD 50 in the horizontal direction X. The reinforcing extension portion 62 extends in the direction opposite to the depth direction Y from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing facing portion 61 toward the fixing member 70, and the reinforcing attachment refracted along the fixing member 70 at the end portion. A portion 65 is provided. The reinforcing attachment portion 65 is provided with a hole for inserting a screw or the like, and is fixed to the fixing member 70 by a reinforcing fixing screw 73. Further, the reinforcing attachment portion 65 is attached to the fixing member 70 at a position separated from the HDD 50 in the lateral direction X. Therefore, the reinforcing member 60 is provided apart from the HDD 50.

  The reinforcing opposing portion 61 is provided with a reinforcing fastening hole 64 at a position facing the side fixing portion 44b. The fastening member 80 fixes (fastens) the side fixing portion 44b and the reinforcing fastening hole 64 (reinforcing member 60). ) The fastening member 80 is, for example, a screw.

  The reinforcement regulating portion 63 has a shape extending from the side edge portion (lower end in FIG. 6) of the reinforcement facing portion 61 toward the fixing member 70, and the lower surface is the upper surface of the handle portion 44a (the handle support surface 44c). ). As shown in FIG. 7, the reinforcement restricting portion 63 is provided in a partial region of the side edge portion of the reinforcing facing portion 61, and in particular, a region located above the handle portion 44 a (the handle support surface 44 c). The reinforcement restricting portion 63 and the handle portion 44a are arranged so as to overlap each other when viewed from above.

  The handle portion 44a is provided with a handle support surface 44c extending in a substantially horizontal direction (the depth direction Y in FIG. 6). Specifically, the handle support surface 44 c extends from the support side surface 44 toward the inside of the housing 40, and extends to a position closer to the HDD 50 than the reinforcement facing portion 61. From the end of the handle support surface 44c on the HDD 50 side, a handle facing surface 44d extends downward and is connected to the lower surface of the housing 40. That is, the handle facing surface 44d is formed to face the HDD 50. The interval between the handle support surface 44c and the reinforcement restricting portion 63 (the lower end of the reinforcement facing portion 61) is a narrow gap, and is 2 mm in the present embodiment. The width in the lateral direction X of the handle support surface 44 c is larger than the reinforcement restricting portion 63 and smaller than the reinforcement facing portion 61. The handle portion 44 a is located between the reinforcing extension portions 62 provided at both ends of the reinforcing facing portion 61 and is separated from the reinforcing member 60.

  As described above, the handle portion 44a and the HDD 50 are provided to face each other on the support side surface 44 side. The reinforcing member 60 is provided between the support side surface 44 and the HDD 50 so as to be separated from each other. That is, by providing the HDD 50 that is easily damaged by an impact or the like in the vicinity of the handle portion 44a supported by the user, the impact at the time of movement can be reduced and the impact resistance can be improved. In other words, for the impact such as being locally pressed from the outside, the impact is not directly transmitted to the HDD 50 by the reinforcing member 60 covering the HDD 50. Also, with respect to the impact when the image forming apparatus 1 is lowered to the floor surface, the user can grasp the distance from the floor surface by virtue of the user supporting the handle portion 44a provided in the vicinity of the HDD 50, and vigorously. The situation of crashing into the floor can be avoided. Further, when the image forming apparatus 1 is supported, the user pays psychological attention to the handle portion 44a and treats it carefully, so that the impact is not particularly applied to the vicinity of the handle portion 44a. be able to.

  Specifically, when the user lifts the image forming apparatus 1, the user inserts his / her hand into the handle portion 44a and puts his / her finger on the handle support surface 44c. At this time, when the local load is applied to the housing 40, the handle portion 44 a is deformed and tries to move upward, but the reinforcement restricting portion 63 restricts the upward movement of the handle portion 44 a. doing. Therefore, by restricting the movement of the handle portion 44 a by the reinforcement restricting portion 63, it is possible to prevent the impact when the image forming apparatus 1 is lifted from being transmitted to the HDD 50. In other words, the deformation of the housing 40 (the handle portion 44a) that is bent by receiving a force that supports the handle portion 44a is received by the reinforcement restricting portion 63 that is separated from the housing 40, whereby the housing 40 and the HDD 50 are received. To avoid contact. Here, the handle support surface 44c and the reinforcement restricting portion 63 have a shape in which the planes are opposed to each other, so that the handle portion 44a and the reinforcement restricting portion 63 are in contact with each other over a wide area, so that even when a heavy load is applied, the handle support surface 44c and the reinforcement restricting portion 63 can reliably The movement of the handle portion 44a can be restricted. Further, by restricting the positional deviation between the support side surface 44 and the reinforcing member 60 by the fastening member 80, the contact between the housing 40 and the HDD 50 can be prevented.

  In addition, the user may place his / her finger on the handle support surface 44 c and also support the image forming apparatus 1 with his / her hand on the support side surface 44 above the handle portion 44 a, and an impact applied to the support side surface 44. In contrast, the impact is directly transmitted to the HDD 50 by being received by the reinforcing member 60.

  Furthermore, since the HDD 50 and the reinforcing member 60 are fixed to the fixing member 70, the distance between the reinforcing member 60 and the HDD 50 can be maintained even when a load is applied to the reinforcing member 60, and the impact applied to the HDD 50 can be reduced. Can do.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic top view showing the positional relationship between the handle portion and the center of gravity in the image forming apparatus as viewed from above. FIG. 9 shows a schematic shape of the casing 40 in which the document conveying device 3 and the operation panel 45 are omitted in consideration of the visibility of the drawing. The handle portion 44a, the right handle 42a in the casing 40, and The position of the left handle 43a is shown in perspective.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right side surface 42 is provided with two right handles 42a, the left side surface 43 is provided with a left handle 43a, and the support side surface 44 (rear surface) is provided with a handle portion 44a. ing. When lifting the image forming apparatus 1, the handle portion 44a, the right handle 42a, and the left handle 43a are supported by a plurality of users. By the way, in the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the center of gravity G of the image forming apparatus 1 in the top view is located closer to the support side surface 44 than the center due to integration of internal components. That is, when the right handle 42a and the left handle 43a provided on the side surfaces facing each other are supported, the image forming apparatus 1 may be inclined toward the support side surface 44 and fall. However, by providing the handle portion 44a on the side of the support side surface 44 close to the center of gravity G of the image forming apparatus 1, the weight deviation can be reduced and stabilized when the image forming apparatus 1 is carried.

  Next, an image forming apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the HDD in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 10 corresponds to a cross section taken along arrows AA in FIG. The second embodiment has substantially the same structure as the first embodiment. Therefore, only the drawings focusing on the reinforcing member 60, the handle portion 44a, and the HDD 50 are shown, and other drawings are omitted.

  In the second embodiment, the shape of the reinforcing member 60 is different from the first embodiment. Specifically, the reinforcing member 60 is not provided with the reinforcing restricting portion 63, and includes a reinforcing facing portion 61, a reinforcing extending portion 62, a reinforcing fastening hole 64, and a reinforcing attaching portion 65. When the reinforcement restricting portion 63 is not provided, the reinforcing member 60 may be provided above the handle portion 44a, and the movement of the handle portion 44a may be restricted by the reinforcement facing portion 61.

  Next, an image forming apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the HDD in the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Note that FIG. 11 corresponds to a cross section taken along arrows AA in FIG. The third embodiment has substantially the same structure as the first embodiment. Therefore, only the drawings focusing on the reinforcing member 60, the handle portion 44a, and the HDD 50 are shown, and other drawings are omitted.

  3rd Embodiment differs in the shape of the support side surface 44 with respect to 1st Embodiment. Specifically, the support side surface 44 is not provided with the side surface fixing portion 44 b and does not include the fastening member 80 that fixes the support side surface 44 and the reinforcing member 60. In the case of such a configuration, for example, if the support side surface 44 and the handle portion 44a are provided at a position close to the reinforcing member 60, the movement of the housing 40 is restricted and received by the reinforcing member 60. can do.

  It should be noted that the embodiment disclosed herein is illustrative in all respects and does not serve as a basis for limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiment, but is defined based on the description of the scope of claims. Moreover, all the changes within the meaning and range equivalent to a claim are included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 40 Housing | casing 41 Front surface 42 Right side 42a Right handle 43 Left side surface 43a Left handle 44 Support side surface 44a Handle part 44b Side surface fixing part 44c Handle support surface 44d Handle facing surface 50 HDD
51 HDD fixing plate 52 HDD fixing screw 60 Reinforcement member 61 Reinforcement facing part 62 Reinforcement extension part 63 Reinforcement restricting part 64 Reinforcement fastening hole 65 Reinforcement attachment part 70 Fixing member 71 HDD attachment plate 72 Damper 73 Reinforcement fixation screw 80 Fastening member G Center of gravity X Horizontal direction Y Depth direction Z Height direction

Claims (6)

An image forming apparatus in which an image forming unit that forms an image on paper is housed in a housing,
A handle portion that is supported when the housing is lifted and formed to be recessed from the supporting side surface of the housing;
An HDD housed in the housing and storing images;
A reinforcing member that covers a part of the HDD,
The handle part and the HDD are provided to face each other on the support side surface side,
The image forming apparatus, wherein the reinforcing member is provided between the supporting side surface and the HDD so as to be separated from each other. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is disposed on an upper portion of the handle portion, and is provided with a reinforcing restricting portion that restricts upward movement of the handle portion. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
The handle portion is provided with a handle support surface extended in a substantially horizontal direction,
The image forming apparatus, wherein the reinforcement restricting portion is formed in a planar shape facing the handle support surface. An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
A fixing member that is provided inside the housing and fixes the HDD;
The image forming apparatus, wherein the reinforcing member is fixed to the fixing member. An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
An image forming apparatus, characterized in that a center of gravity is positioned on the side of the supporting side as viewed from above. An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein
The supporting side surface is provided with a side surface fixing portion that is recessed toward the inside of the housing.
The image forming apparatus, wherein the reinforcing member is fixed to the side surface fixing portion by a fastening member.

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