LOCK LEVER STRUCTURE, UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170163827A1
SERIAL NO

15369452

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A lock lever structure includes a shaft; a cam attached to the shaft to fit a different-shaped portion of the shaft to prevent rotation of the cam in a circumferential direction of the shaft, the different-shaped portion having a different shape in cross section from a round portion of the shaft; a lever having an inner hollow cylindrical portion larger than an outline of the shaft and attached to the shaft to be rotatable in the circumferential direction of the shaft; a spring attached to the shaft to press the cam and the lever in an axial direction of the shaft; and a retainer attached to the shaft to retain the spring, the cam, and the lever to the shaft. The cam has at least two valley portions. The lever has a contact portion to contact the cam. The contact portion has a base shape.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akama, Shiro Tokyo, JP 11 33
Endo, Tsuyoshi Kanagawa, JP 31 328
Higuchi, Sakie Tokyo, JP 4 8
Osawa, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 5 62
Sato, Yuki Kanagawa, JP 214 716
Ueda, Yuta Kanagawa, JP 28 44

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