US Patent Application 18346316. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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Inventor(s)
Tadahiro Sako of Toride-shi (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18346316 Titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an image forming apparatus that has different models with varying numbers of electrical components. The apparatus includes a wire harness with connectors that connect the control board and the electrical components. The connectors have cables connected to pins at both ends. In models with fewer cables than pins, the unused pins are positioned in the middle or near the middle of the connector.
Original Abstract Submitted
Image forming apparatus have a plurality of models including a common control board and different in number of electrical components used. The image forming apparatus includes a wire harness including: a third connector removably connected to a first connector provided to the control board; fourth connectors removably connected to second connectors provided to the electrical components; and a plurality of cables connecting the third connector and the fourth connectors. In all of the plurality of models, cables are connected to pins located at both ends of the third connector. In a model in which the number of the plurality of cables is smaller than the number of pins of the third connector, pins of the third connector to which the plurality of cables are not connected are arranged at a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the third connector or near the central portion.
