US 12,271,143 B2
Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit with a cable connector provided on an attachment portion
Takao Nada, Shizuoka (JP); and Takayuki Mizuta, Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,202.
Prior Publication US 2024/0036512 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1652 (2013.01) [G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus; and
a fixing unit that fixes onto a sheet-shaped recording medium a toner image formed on a surface of the recording medium, the fixing unit being detachable from the apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus,
wherein the fixing unit includes:
a fixing member that fixes the toner image onto the recording medium;
a case that houses the fixing member, the case including an attachment portion to attach the fixing unit to the apparatus main body;
a fixing-unit-side cable whose first end is connected to the fixing member; and
a fixing-unit-side connector that is connected to a second end of the fixing-unit-side cable on a side opposite to the first end of the fixing-unit-side cable,
wherein the apparatus main body includes:
an apparatus-side cable; and
an apparatus-side connector connected to the apparatus-side cable,
wherein the fixing-unit-side connector is connected to the apparatus-side connector,
wherein the attachment portion is provided on an outer wall surface of the case,
wherein the outer wall surface of the case faces in a direction opposite to an attaching direction in which the fixing unit is attached to the apparatus main body, and
wherein the fixing-unit-side connector is provided on the attachment portion.