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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drawer mechanism includes a housing, a drawer, and a connector. The housing has at least one open side. The drawer is incorporated in the housing and insertable into and drawable from the open side of the housing. The connector connects the housing and a rear side of the drawer in a drawing direction of the drawer. The connector includes a first pivoting member, a second pivoting member, and a biasing member. The biasing member is disposed at a contact portion between the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member and configured to bias the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member in directions in which the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member are closed.