Image forming apparatus having a supporting member for dismountably supporting one or more cartridges
US-9857761-B2 · Jan 2, 2018 · US
Drawer, electronic apparatus incorporating the drawer, and image forming apparatus incorporating the drawer
US10180652B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10180652-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715682662-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Publication date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
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A drawer, which is included in an electronic apparatus and an image forming apparatus, includes a drawing portion, a support shaft extending in a removing direction of the drawing portion, a handle at a downstream end of the support shaft, a locking portion at an upstream end of the support shaft, and a fixing member on the drawing portion. A rotation of the handle rotates the support shaft and the locking portion together between an unlocked state in which the drawing portion is fixed and a locked state in which the drawing portion is movable. The locking portion includes a fitting projection fitting to the fixing member in the locked state. The fitting projection includes a first wall extending from a root of the fitting projection, a second wall configured to contact the fixing member in the locked state, and a slanted portion inclined toward the removing direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A drawer comprising: a drawing portion removably inserted to an apparatus housing of an electronic apparatus in a predetermined removing direction; a support shaft configured to extend through the drawing portion in the predetermined removing direction of the drawing portion; a handle provided at a downstream end of the support shaft in the predetermined removing direction of the drawing portion; a locking portion provided at an upstream end of the sup…
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- What does patent US10180652B2 cover?
- A drawer, which is included in an electronic apparatus and an image forming apparatus, includes a drawing portion, a support shaft extending in a removing direction of the drawing portion, a handle at a downstream end of the support shaft, a locking portion at an upstream end of the support shaft, and a fixing member on the drawing portion. A rotation of the handle rotates the support shaft and…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toda Yasuaki, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1695. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 15 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).