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US 11,890,858 B2Granted
Coating apparatus and image forming system
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKeita Achi, Isao Matsushima
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Abstract
A coating apparatus includes a coating member, a pressing member, an abutment member, and a restriction member. The coating member coats a sheet with a coating agent. The pressing member is movable and abuts on the coating member to form a nip. The abutment member abuts on the coating member at a position different from a position of the nip. The restriction member restricts movement of the coating member in a separation direction in which the coating member separates from the abutment member.
Claims11
A coating apparatus comprising:
- a coating member configured to coat a sheet with a coating agent;
- a pressing member that is movable and is configured to abut on the coating member to form a nip;
- an abutment member configured to abut on the coating member at a position different from a position of the nip;
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- a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the coating member in a separation direction in which the coating member separates from the abutment member,
- wherein the restriction member includes a wedge-shaped member having an abutment surface sloping relative to a direction perpendicularly crossing the separation direction, and the abutment surface is configured to directly or indirectly abut on the coating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.