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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Minoru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Sonoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Oikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pressing apparatus includes a presser including a second member configured to come close to or separate from a first member; an elastic member configured to apply force in a direction in which the second member comes close to the first member to the presser, the elastic member being mounted on the presser; an actuator configured to apply force in a direction in which the second member comes close to the first member or separates from the first member to the presser, the actuator being mounted on the presser; an acquirer configured to acquire a parameter containing at least one of a position of the presser, a speed of the presser, and force applied by the actuator to the presser; and a controller configured to feedback-control the actuator based on the parameter.