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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Tomohiko Yamakawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Takagi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Izumi, Osaka, JP;
Hayato Mori, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A gripping mechanism includes an inclined surface, a rolling element, and a facing gripping part. The inclined surface is a surface inclined to a vertical direction. The rolling element freely rolls obliquely upward and downward on the inclined surface. The facing gripping part is arranged to face the inclined surface and forms an opening space with an end of the inclined surface, the opening space being narrower than a diameter of the rolling element. The rolling element includes: a core member forming a core of the rolling element; an annular member that is provided around the core member and has elasticity; and a plurality of ribs each of which is interposed between an outer periphery of the core member and an inner periphery of the annular member, and forms a gap between the core member and the annular member.