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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Nakatake, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Shoh Tsuritani, Osaka, JP;
Manabu Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Masato Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Masanari Fujita, Osaka, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A removable device detachably attachable to a receiving structure includes a convex to be inserted into a groove of the receiving structure, a rotator to rotate around a rotational shaft, a recess at a rear side of the convex, a gear attached to the rotational shaft, and a gear cover to cover at least a part of the gear. Further, an end of the rotational shaft is inserted into the recess, part of the gear is exposed from the gear cover, and a peripheral of the end of the rotational shaft is surrounded by the gear cover.