Connection mechanism and image forming apparatus
US9201384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7075
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connection mechanism includes a protrusion, a plate section, and a movable section. The protrusion has a distal end, which has a spherical surface and a tapered surface, and a support that supports the distal end. The plate section is provided with a hole for positioning the protrusion when the support is inserted thereto. The movable section faces a side of the hole where the tapered surface of the distal end exists, and moves along the plate section by being pressed by the tapered surface of the distal end as the distal end is inserted through the hole.
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