# US 12,111,602 B2 · Image forming device

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- Number: US 12,111,602 B2
- Document ID: US12111602B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/229,400
- Filed: 2023-08-02
- Published: 2024-02-08
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2022-08-05
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masatsugu Ohishi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12111602B2

## CPC

- G03G 21/1619: {Frame structures}
- G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY

## Abstract

An image forming device is provided with a rear face including a plurality of divided exterior plates. The plurality of exterior plates includes the exterior plates adjacent to each other in the lateral direction. A joint line of the exterior plates adjacent to each other in the lateral direction has a spigot joint shape, and a protrusion that discharges water to the outside is provided at a groove having the spigot joint shape.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image forming device comprising
a fixed rear face,
wherein the rear face includes a plurality of divided exterior plates,
the plurality of exterior plates includes exterior plates adjacent to each other in a lateral direction,
a joint line of the exterior plates adjacent to each other in the lateral direction has a spigot joint shape, and
a member that discharges water to the outside is provided at the joint line of the exterior plates.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The image forming device according to claim 1,
wherein the member that discharges the water to the outside is a protrusion protruding from the exterior plate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The image forming device according to claim 2,
wherein the protrusion is provided at a lower portion of the joint line of the exterior plates adjacent to each other in the lateral direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The image forming device according to claim 2,
wherein the protrusion is provided with an inclined surface to easily guide the water to the outside, and
a height of the protrusion is lower than a height of the adjacent exterior plate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The image forming device according to claim 2,
wherein a plurality of the protrusions are provided at the joint line.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The image forming device according to claim 1,
wherein the member that discharges the water to the outside is a recess.