Housing structure for image forming apparatus.

摘要

An image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic copying machine includes an optical system housing (6) for housing a scanning exposure optical system (1). An image forming mechanism (3) is housed in an image forming mechanism housing (7) having a pair of confronting side walls (82, 83) spaced from each other. One of the side walls (82) is taller than the other side wall, and has support fingers (85) projecting laterally from an inner surface thereof. The optical system housing is supported on the support fingers and the other side wall.