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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Nieda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotator includes a rotation shaft, a first radial flap, a second radial flap, and a holder. The first radial flap extends from the rotation shaft in a first radial direction, and the second radial flap extends from the rotation shaft in a second radial direction. The holder holds the first radial flap and the second radial flap and includes a support face and a hole. The support face faces toward a rotation direction of the rotator and is configured to fix the first radial flap by thermal caulking. The hole is configured to insert a part of the second radial flap to hold the second radial flap.