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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Applicants:
Keitaroh Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Keitaroh Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/14201 (2013.01); B41J 2202/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver unit includes a driver contractible and expandable in a longitudinal direction of the driver, and a holder contractible and expandable in a longitudinal direction of the holder, the holder configured to apply pressure to the driver, wherein the holder includes a driver housing holding the driver, and a contact member attached to an end portion of the holder and contacting an end portion of the driver.