Member mounting structure and image forming apparatus
US8953980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1853
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A member mounting structure includes: a removable member mountable to and removable from an apparatus body upon application of a moving force in a first direction; a moving member that moves the removable member in a second direction intersecting the first direction when the removable member is moved in the first direction to be mounted to the apparatus body to dispose the removable member at a mounting position with respect to the apparatus body; a restriction member that restricts movement of the removable member at the mounting position toward a removal side in the first direction; and a suppression member that is mountable to and removable from the apparatus body when moved in the first direction and that suppresses movement of the removable member at the mounting position toward a restriction removing side in the second direction for removal of restriction imposed by the restriction member.
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