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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2024
Applicants:

Yuuji Meguro, Kanagawa, JP;

Masaharu Furuya, Kanagawa, JP;

Shogo Kezuka, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yuuji Meguro, Kanagawa, JP;

Masaharu Furuya, Kanagawa, JP;

Shogo Kezuka, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/168 (2013.01); G03G 15/6558 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 21/1638 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00409 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1614 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1642 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a body; a cover openably attached to the body; an image bearer; a transferer attachable to the cover, the transferer including: a transfer roller facing the image bearer and displaceable between: a contact position at which the transfer roller comes into contact with the image bearer; or a separated position at which the transfer roller is separated from the image bearer; and a holder rotatably holding the transfer roller; and a biasing member to bias the transfer roller toward the image bearer to the contact position, a support shaft swingably supporting the holder; and a pressure receiver to receive the holder.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Meguro, Yuuji. (2025). Image forming apparatus including a transferer that reduces variations in transfer pressure between a transfer roller and image bearer during opening and closing of a cover of the image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12455531). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12455531

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