Protection member, replacement component with protection member, and image forming apparatus
US11442401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1846
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A protection member for attachment to a replacement component before the replacement component is inserted into a body of an apparatus, to protect the replacement component, the replacement component being to be inserted into the body of the apparatus so as to act as a part of the apparatus, the protection member includes: a contact portion configured to come into contact with the body of the apparatus at a stage where a portion of the replacement component on a front side in an insertion direction is inserted into the body of the apparatus while the protection member is attached to the replacement component, in which the protection member is removed at the stage where the portion is inserted into the body of the apparatus, so as to allow further insertion of the replacement component.
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