US 11,868,079 B2
Latch mechanism, latch device, and image forming apparatus
Kota Tomioka, Kanagawa (JP); Shinya Hasegawa, Kanagawa (JP); and Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,765.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-188946 (JP), filed on Nov. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161287 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); E05C 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1633 (2013.01) [E05C 9/048 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00544 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latch mechanism comprising:
an operation unit;
a connection unit extending in one direction and having one end connected to the operation unit;
a restriction unit restricting the connection unit such that the other end of the connection unit moves to one side in the one direction, in a case where the operation unit is moved to one side in an intersecting direction intersecting with the one direction;
a moving unit connected to the other end of the connection unit, extending in the one direction, and moving from a first position to a second position as the other end of the connection unit moves;
a meshing unit meshing with the moving unit arranged at the first position, and releasing meshing with the moving unit arranged at the second position; and
a biasing unit that biases the moving unit to the first position.