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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Daisuke Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A housing structure includes: a housing configured to house therein components for use by an image forming apparatus and having an opening; a cover member configured to cover the opening of the housing and including an adherend portion; and a sealing member placed between an opening end of the housing and the cover member and configured to seal between the cover member and the housing by being compressed when the cover member is attached to the housing, the sealing member adhering to the adherend portion of the cover member, and at least one groove being formed in the adherent portion of the cover member.