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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Teraji, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaroh Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Sawada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Teraji, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaroh Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Sawada, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sealing member is attached to a second member attached to and detached from a first member having a first opening through which powder passes and having a second opening that communicates with the first opening when the second member is coupled to the first member, and prevents the powder from leaking from a coupling portion between the first opening and the second opening. The sealing member includes: a first elastic member with a first surface arranged on the second member; and a second elastic member arranged on at least a part of a periphery of the first elastic member and having hardness different from that of the first elastic member.