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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2008
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Ibaraki, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Ibaraki, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Ibaraki, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Ibaraki, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A biasing unit biases an exposing unit with respect to a main unit in at least one direction in a direction approaching the main body, so that the exposing unit makes contact with the main body in at least one portion to determine a position of the exposing unit with respect to the main body. A buffer unit relieves an impact the exposing unit receives from the main body, provided at or near the portion where the exposing unit makes contact with the main body. An attachment forming portion is provided for attaching the buffer unit in switching a functional state of the buffer unit between a buffer functional state and a buffer non-functional state.