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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2025
Haruki Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruki Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a pressing mechanism, a body, and a cover. The pressing mechanism includes a pressure lever rotatable about a first shaft, a pressure release lever rotatable about a second shaft, and an elastic body coupling the levers. The pressure lever presses a pressing body against a pressed body. The pressure release lever moves between a holding position to cause the pressure lever to press the pressing body against the pressed body and a release position to cause the pressure lever to release the pressing body from the pressed body. The cover includes a pressing portion to move the pressure release lever from the release position to the holding position in response to a closing operation to close the cover. The pressing portion has an inclined portion contacting and guiding the pressure release lever to restrict an inclination of the second shaft relative to a horizontal direction.
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