Invention Grant
US08408535B2 Attachment assist device and image forming apparatus employing the attachment assist device
有权
附着辅助装置和使用附件辅助装置的图像形成装置
- Patent Title: Attachment assist device and image forming apparatus employing the attachment assist device
- Patent Title (中): 附着辅助装置和使用附件辅助装置的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12805581Application Date: 2010-08-06
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Publication No.: US08408535B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Katsuhiko Miki
- Applicant: Katsuhiko Miki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2009-184294 20090807
- Main IPC: B65H1/00
- IPC: B65H1/00

Abstract:
An attachment assist device includes an engaging member, an engaged member, a drawing-force generator, biasing members, and rotational members. The engaging member is provided at one of a main unit and a sub unit detachably attached to the main unit. The engaged member is engaged by the engaging member and provided at the other of the main unit and the sub unit. The drawing-force generator generates a drawing force to draw the sub unit into an interior of the main unit. The biasing members are provided at the drawing-force generator to generate biasing forces in different directions. The rotational members are provided rotatably around support points at the drawing-force generator and engaged with the biasing members. The biasing members are serially connected with the rotational members to convert the biasing forces of the biasing members to the drawing force.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110031681A1 Attachment assist device and image forming apparatus employing the attachment assist device Public/Granted day:2011-02-10
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