Image forming apparatus
US-2021356902-A1 · Nov 18, 2021 · US
Image forming apparatus including handle member for transportation
US11774899B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11774899-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217930453-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Publication date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
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An image forming apparatus including an apparatus housing that encases an image forming device. The apparatus housing includes a housing side face, a handle member, and a frame. The housing side face is held when the apparatus housing is lifted. The handle member is provided on the housing side face. The handle member includes a portion recessed inward from the housing side face of the apparatus housing and a guide groove having a slot shape extending in a vertical direction of the apparatus housing. The frame includes a guide having a length substantially equal to a width of the guide groove. The handle member is movable in the vertical direction of the apparatus housing by the guide groove and the guide. The frame restricts movement of the handle member when the handle member moves upward and contact the frame.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing encasing an image forming device, the apparatus housing including: a housing side face held when the apparatus housing is lifted; a handle member provided on the housing side face, the handle member including a portion recessed inward from the housing side face of the apparatus housing and a guide groove having a slot shape extending in a vertical direction of the apparatus housing; and a frame including a guide having a length substantially equal to a width of the guide groove, the handle member being movable in the vertical direction of the apparatus housing by the guide groove and the guide, the frame being configured to restrict movement of the handle member when the handle member moves upward and contact the frame. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide includes a restraint at an end, with a clearance between the restraint and the handle member. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide groove of the handle member has an upper end that contacts the guide when the handle member moves downward from the frame. 4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus housing includes an adjacent cover disposed adjacent to the handle member, and wherein a distance between an upper end of the guide groove of the handle member and a lower end of the handle member is substantially equal to a distance between a lower end of the adjacent cover and a position corresponding to the upper end of the guide groove of the handle member.
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- What does patent US11774899B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus including an apparatus housing that encases an image forming device. The apparatus housing includes a housing side face, a handle member, and a frame. The housing side face is held when the apparatus housing is lifted. The handle member is provided on the housing side face. The handle member includes a portion recessed inward from the housing side face of the apparatu…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Akama Shiro, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1619. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 03 2023 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 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).