Image forming apparatus
US-2024369951-A1 · Nov 7, 2024 · US
Image forming apparatus
US2016161908A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016161908-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514962206-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jun 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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The one end side mounting portion of the support member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the cover member by the U-shaped member. The one end side mounting portion has the insertion portion, which is inserted into the hole formed by the U-shaped member and the inner wall surface of the cover member, the locking portion, and the support front end portion. In the hole, the insertion portion is tiltable in a surface vertical to a shaft as a rotation fulcrum of the cover member. The support front end portion is provided at a surface thereof, which faces the cover member side, with an inclination surface portion which is inclined from a cover member side to an anti-cover member side toward a front end side and the inclination surface portion abuts the inner wall surface of the cover member at the maximum opening angle of the cover member.
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What is claimed is: 1 . An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing ( 2 ) accommodating an image forming unit ( 3 ) therein and having an opening ( 7 ) at one side surface thereof; a cover member ( 20 ) pivotally supported to a lower edge portion of the opening ( 7 ) and rotated to an outer side of the housing ( 2 ) from a closed state, in which the opening ( 7 ) is closed, by employing a shaft as a fulcrum, thereby opening the opening ( 7 ); a long belt-shaped support…
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- What does patent US2016161908A1 cover?
- The one end side mounting portion of the support member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the cover member by the U-shaped member. The one end side mounting portion has the insertion portion, which is inserted into the hole formed by the U-shaped member and the inner wall surface of the cover member, the locking portion, and the support front end portion. In the hole, the insertion portion …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1633. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jun 09 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).