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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Masashi Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatoshi Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Osanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Narai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunihiko Nishioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Munekazu Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatoshi Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Osanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Narai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunihiko Nishioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Munekazu Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatuses includes an apparatus body configured to house a replacement part. The apparatus body includes a guiding face configured to guide a guided face of the replacement part. The guided face is on a side along a movement direction in which the replacement part moves between a set position in the apparatus body and an attaching and detaching position at which the replacement part is attached to and detached from the apparatus body. The apparatus further include a moving device configured to move the replacement part between the set position and the attaching and detaching position, and a pressing device configured to press the guided face of the replacement part against the guiding face of the apparatus body while the replacement part moves between the set position and the attaching and detaching position.