Transfer device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroaki Takagi
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Abstract
A transfer device includes a movable component, a moving assembly, a restrictor, and an operating member. The movable component moves toward and away from a latent image bearer unit. The moving assembly causes the movable component to move toward and away from the latent image bearer unit. The restrictor restricts the latent image bearer unit from detaching from an image forming apparatus. The operating member causes the moving assembly to move the movable component away from the latent image bearer unit and releases restriction of detachment of the latent image bearer unit from the image forming apparatus by the restrictor.
Claims8
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a first assembly;
- a restrictor to restrict the first assembly from detaching from the image forming apparatus;
- and
- a second assembly including:
- an operating structure to release restriction of detachment of the first assembly from the image forming apparatus by the restrictor;
- a rotation shaft to rotate by an operation force of the operating structure;
- and
- a link to receive a rotation force of the rotation shaft to move,
- wherein the restrictor includes an elastically deformable portion attached to the link,
- wherein the elastically deformable portion has an insertion hole,
- wherein the link includes an insertion portion to insert into the insertion hole, and
- wherein the insertion portion includes a slip-off stopper pin to prevent the insertion portion from disengaging from the insertion hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.