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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Atsushi Ashikagaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironori Ohshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An internal cover that covers a unit inside an image forming apparatus is provided. The internal cover includes: a cover portion openable and closable by rotation on a rotation shaft; a hinge portion that forms the rotation shaft of the cover portion, where the rotation shaft is inclined with respect to a vertical direction of the image forming apparatus to allow the cover portion to be opened diagonally upward; and a hand-cranked fixing screw that maintains the cover portion in a closed state. The cover portion is opened diagonally upward as the hand-cranked fixing screw is released, and the cover portion is fixable in an opened state at a predetermined position.