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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Kuniyori Takano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kuniyori Takano, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A retractor that is applicable to an image forming apparatus includes a moving unit to move a latent image forming device between an image forming position and a retracted position, a first guide into which a first projection of the latent image forming device is fitted in different ranges and changing an attitude of the one end side of the latent image forming device, and a second guide into which a second projection of the latent image forming device is fitted in different ranges and changing the attitude of the opposed end side of the latent image forming device. The different ranges include a first range and a second range. An amount of play in at least a part of the first range with respect to the corresponding projection is greater than an amount of play in the second range.
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