- Patent Title: Opening-closing member detecting device and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15867042Application Date: 2018-01-10
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Publication No.: US10216137B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: Jun Agata , Joji Goto
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2017-006182 20170117; JP2017-215704 20171108
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G11B15/675 ; G11B33/02

Abstract:
The device of the present invention includes a frame that supports a switch and a link provided between an opening-closing member and the switch. The link has a first fulcrum forming portion supported at a first support portion of the frame to form a first fulcrum, a power-point portion pushed by the opening-closing member, a second fulcrum forming portion supported at a second support portion of the frame to form a second fulcrum, and a switch operation portion that presses the switch. The first fulcrum forming portion is separable with respect to the first support member. An urging member for urging the link is provided, with the urging member urging the first fulcrum forming portion toward the first support portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180203406A1 OPENING-CLOSING MEMBER DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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