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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2009
Applicant:
Kei Wakayama, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Kei Wakayama, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To a lower part of a housingof a development unit, a coveris detachably fitted by using snap fittingsTo a fitting surfaceof the housingand a fitting surfaceof the cover, spongesand, respectively, are attached and fixed all around them. In a state in which the snap fittingsare engaged and thereby the housingand the coverare fixed to each other, the spongesandare in contact with each other and compressed, whereby air-tightness of a fitting partis secured.