Sealing member and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorKoji YOSHITSUGU
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Abstract
A sealing member sealing a gap between one member and another member includes a mounting portion that is mounted on the one member and an extension portion that extends from a mounting portion side to another member side and contacts with the other member. In the sealing member, the extension portion includes an assist portion that is formed in one end toward the other member side and assists spring-up of the extension portion in accordance with sliding of the other member or the one member.
Claims20
A sealing member that seals a gap between one member and another member, the sealing member comprising:
- a mounting portion that is mounted on the one member;
- and
- an extension portion that extends from a mounting portion side to another member side and contacts with the other member,
- wherein the extension portion includes an assist portion that is formed in one end toward the other member side and assists spring-up of the extension portion in accordance with sliding of the other member or the one member.
A sealing member that seals a gap between one member and the other member, the sealing member comprising:
- a mounting portion that is mounted on the one member;
- and
- a contact portion that extends from a mounting portion side to another member side and contacts with the other member,
- wherein the contact portion includes an expansion portion that expands in a direction of being separated from the mounting portion in a state where the other member does not contact therewith and a branch portion that is branched from one end of the expansion portion on the other member side with a curvature.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion that forms an image on a sheet;
- a housing that has an opening in a position that is set in advance;
- an opening and closing member that is able to open and close the opening of the housing;
- and
- a sealing member that seals a gap between the opening and closing member and a facing portion facing the opening and closing member,
- wherein the sealing member has a mounting portion that is mounted on one of the opening and closing member and the facing portion, and an extension portion that extends from a mounting portion side to another side of the opening and closing member or the facing portion and contacts with the other side, and
- wherein the extension portion has an assist portion that is formed in one end toward the other side and assists spring-up of the extension portion in accordance with sliding of the opening and closing member or the facing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.