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Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,802 · App. 18/161,902 · Granted May 26, 2026

Cover, housing, and image forming apparatus

Inventors: Wataru Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP); Akira Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP); Akira Ueshima (Kanagawa, JP); Riwako Miyauchi (Kanagawa, JP); Shuichi Nishide (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G03G21/1633B41J29/13G03G21/1619G03G2221/1678
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Patent No.
US 12,638,802
App. No.
18/161,902
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover includes: a cover main body that is attached to an attachment target and that has an inner surface facing an attachment target side; a first projection portion that protrudes from the inner surface and that is formed along a first direction; an attachment portion that is attached to the inner surface of the cover main body and that has a facing surface facing the inner surface; and a second projection portion that protrudes from the facing surface, that is formed along the first direction, and that is in contact with the first projection portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

Claims (66)

1 . A cover comprising:

a cover main body that is attached to an attachment target and that has an inner surface facing an attachment target side;

a first projection portion that protrudes from the inner surface and that is formed along a first direction;

an attachment portion that is attached to the inner surface of the cover main body and that has a facing surface facing the inner surface; and

a second projection portion that protrudes from the facing surface, that is formed along the first direction, and that is in contact with the first projection portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

2 . The cover according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of first projection portions are formed in the second direction, and a plurality of second projection portions are formed in the second direction,

one of the plurality of first projection portions is sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of second projection portions in the second direction, or

one of the plurality of second projection portions is sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of first projection portions in the second direction, or

the plurality of first projection portions and the plurality of second projection portions are sandwiched between each other in the second direction.

3 . The cover according to claim 2 ,

wherein in a case where the one of the plurality of first projection portions is sandwiched between the adjacent two of the plurality of second projection portions in the second direction, one of the plurality of second projection portions is not sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of first projection portions in the second direction.

4 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 3 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

5 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 2 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

6 . The cover according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of first projection portions are formed in the second direction,

a plurality of second projection portions are formed in the second direction, and

the plurality of second projection portions are in contact with the plurality of first projection portions in the second direction, respectively.

7 . The cover according to claim 6 ,

wherein one of the second projection portions is in contact with one of the first projection portions from one side in the second direction, and

another of the second projection portions is in contact with another of the first projection portions from the other side in the second direction.

8 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 7 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

9 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 6 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

10 . The cover according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third projection portion that protrudes from the inner surface, that is connected to the first projection portion, and that is formed along the second direction; and

a fourth projection portion that protrudes from the facing surface, that is connected to the second projection portion, that is formed along the second direction, and that is in contact with the third projection portion in the first direction.

11 . The cover according to claim 10 ,

wherein a plurality of third projection portions are formed in the first direction, and a plurality of fourth projection portions are formed in the first direction,

one of the plurality of third projection portions is sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of fourth projection portions in the first direction, or

one of the plurality of fourth projection portions is sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of third projection portions in the first direction, or

the plurality of third projection portions and the plurality of fourth projection portions are sandwiched between each other in the first direction.

12 . The cover according to claim 11 ,

wherein in a case where the one of the plurality of third projection portions is sandwiched between the adjacent two of the plurality of fourth projection portions in the first direction, one of the plurality of fourth projection portions is not sandwiched between adjacent two of the plurality of third projection portions in the first direction.

13 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 11 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

14 . The cover according to claim 10 ,

wherein a plurality of third projection portions are formed in the first direction,

a plurality of fourth projection portions are formed in the first direction, and

the plurality of fourth projection portions are in contact with the plurality of third projection portions in the first direction, respectively.

15 . The cover according to claim 14 ,

wherein one of the fourth projection portions is in contact with one of the third projection portions from one side in the first direction, and

another of the fourth projection portions is in contact with another of the third projection portions from the other side in the first direction.

16 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 10 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

17 . The cover according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cover main body is attached to the attachment target in an openable and closable manner, and the inner surface faces the attachment target side in a closed position.

18 . The cover according to claim 17 ,

wherein the attachment portion includes an inner surface facing the attachment target side in a closed position of the cover main body, and

at least one of a projection portion along the first direction or a projection portion along the second direction is not formed on the inner surface.

19 . A housing comprising:

a housing main body as the attachment target; and

the cover according to claim 1 in which the cover main body is attached to the housing main body in an openable and closable manner.

20 . An image forming apparatus comprising:

an apparatus main body as the attachment target;

an image forming portion that is provided inside the apparatus main body and that forms an image on a recording medium; and

the cover according to claim 1 in which the cover main body is attached to the apparatus main body in an openable and closable manner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: NAKAMURA, WATARU; TANAKA, AKIRA; UESHIMA, AKIRA; MIYAUCHI, RIWAKO; NISHIDE, SHUICHI
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-129228 · Aug 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240053702A1 · Feb 15, 2024
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