OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE, AND GAS SPRING UNIT FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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United States of America

APP PUB NO 20250108649A1
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18903846

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An opening and closing device includes a housing having a top surface including an opening portion, a cover configured to open and close the opening portion and provided to the housing to be pivotable about a pivot shaft extending in a first direction, and a gas spring unit configured to extend and contract with the pivoting of the cover and including a cover-side end portion configured to be fitted to the cover and a housing-side end portion configured to be fitted to the housing, wherein the housing further includes a guide portion configured to restrict a movement range of the gas spring unit by bringing a housing-side shaft into contact with the guide portion and guide the housing-side shaft to a position where the housing-side shaft fits to a housing-side fitting portion in inserting the housing-side end portion of the gas spring unit into the housing from the opening portion.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
MOTEKI, JUNICHI Chiba, JP 32 251

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