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US 8,045,913 B2Granted
Fastening device for optional tray of an image forming apparatus, an optional tray, and an image forming apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeung-sik Jeong, Woo-seog Kim
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Abstract
An optional tray fastening device of an image forming apparatus, for providing a fastening connection between an optional receiving tray moving in and out with respect to a main body of the image forming apparatus and the main body when mounting the optional tray to a lower part of the main body, includes a fastening depression formed at a lower part of the main body; a connection boss that protrudes from an upper part of the optional tray to be inserted in the fastening depression; and a key member that restrains escape of the connection boss from the fastening depression.
Claims15
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- an optional tray that is mountable to a lower part of the image forming apparatus,
- a fastening depression formed at a lower part of the main body of the image forming apparatus and
- a penetrating hole formed at a flank thereof in communication with the fastening depression,
- wherein the optional tray comprises
- a tray body;
- a print medium supply tray that is insertable into and removable from the tray body;
- a connection boss that protrudes from an upper part of the tray body and that inserts into the fastening depression;
- a key member that restrains escape of the connection boss from the fastening depression;
- a key hole formed in connection boss that receives the key member, the key member passing through the penetrating hole and being inserted into the key hole;
- and
- a clip member to restrain the key member from escaping from the key hole,
- wherein the key member comprises a clip groove formed around an outer circumference thereof, and
- the clip member comprises a resilient part that engages with the connection boss and resiliently encloses the clip groove.
11 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a penetrating hole at a flank thereof;
- a first optional tray that receives print media to be supplied to the main body and that is mounted under the main body;
- and
- a first fastening unit restraining separation between the first optional tray and the main body,
- wherein the first fastening unit comprises
- a first fastening depression formed at a lower part of the main body corresponding to the penetrating hole;
- a first connection boss protruding from an upper part of the first optional tray facing the lower part of the main body and inserted in the first fastening depression;
- a first key member restraining escape of the first connection boss from the first fastening depression, the first connection boss including a key hole that receives the first key member when the first key member has passed through the penetrating hole;
- and
- a first clip member to restrain the first key member from escaping from the first key hole,
- wherein the first key member comprises a clip groove formed around an outer circumference thereof, and
- the first clip member comprises a resilient part that engages with the connection boss and resiliently encloses the clip groove of the first key member when the first key member is inserted in the first key hole.
9 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a penetrating hole at a flank thereof;
- a plurality of optional trays that receive print media to be supplied to the main body and that are mountable in a layered stack under the main body;
- and
- a plurality of fastening units restraining separation between the main body and an optional tray adjacent to the main body or between two optional trays that are adjacent to each other,
- wherein each fastening unit comprises
- a fastening depression formed at a lower part of the main body or a lower part of an optional tray corresponding to the penetrating hole;
- a connection boss protruding from an upper part of an optional tray facing the lower part of the main body or the lower part of another one of the optional trays and inserted in the fastening depression;
- a first key member restraining escape of the connection boss from the first fastening depression, the first connection boss including a key hole that receives the first key member when the first key member has passed through the penetrating hole;
- and
- a first clip member to restrain the first key member from escaping from the first key hole,
- wherein the first key member comprises a clip groove formed around an outer circumference thereof, and
- the first clip member comprises a resilient part that engages with the connection boss and resiliently encloses the clip groove of the first key member when the first key member is inserted in the first key hole.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.