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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Hiroaki Nieda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Nieda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1654 (2013.01);
Abstract
An attachment structure includes a positioning shaft of a functional expansion unit attachable to an electronic device; a lock member of the functional expansion unit; and a positioning lock member of the electronic device. The positioning lock member includes: a positioning hole into which the positioning shaft is insertable in an attachment direction; and a lock-engageable part engageable with the lock member. The positioning hole is formed integrally with the lock-engageable part in the positioning lock member.