External cover
US11287771B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1651
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The external cover is a cover to cover a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism is disposed in a space between an image forming apparatus and an optional device that is disposed on a side of the image forming apparats and couples the optical device with the image forming apparatus. The exterior cover has an upper portion and a side portion. The upper portion extends in a front-back direction of the image forming apparatus, which is perpendicular to a direction in which the optional device and the image forming apparatus face each other; the upper portion covers an upper end portion of the coupling mechanism in the space. The side portion covers a front end portion or a back end portion of the coupling mechanism. The external cover is composed of a combination of multiple, identically shaped cover members.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.