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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Yoshinobu Sakaue, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Narita, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Sakaue, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Narita, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Noda, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A casing structure, an optical scanner, and an image forming apparatus. The casing structure includes a casing having an opening, a cover that covers the opening of the casing, and a seal disposed between the casing and the cover. In the casing structure, the cover is openable and closable with respect to the casing, and the seal contacting the casing and the cover when the cover is closed. In the casing structure, the casing or the cover including at least one portion contained in the seal in a cross section taken in a direction the cover is opened or closed. The optical scanner includes the casing structure. In the optical scanner, the casing stores a plurality of components to be applied to an image forming apparatus, and the cover has an optical element through which light passes. The image forming apparatus includes the optical scanner.