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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Nishino, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiyuki Beniya, Chiba, JP;
Hitoshi Murao, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure includes a first plate-shaped portion having electric conductivity, and a second plate-shaped portion having electric conductivity. The first plate-shaped portion includes an elastic member provided with a bending portion that protrudes toward the second plate-shaped portion and comes into contact with the second plate-shaped portion to establish electrical continuity between the first plate-shaped portion and the second plate-shaped portion. The surface of the bending portion facing the second plate-shaped portion includes a smooth portion and an asperity portion having a roughness that is greater than a roughness of the smooth portion.