Housing, electronic device with housing, and image forming apparatus with electronic device
First Claim
1. A housing comprising:
- at least one openable cover to swing on a hinge to separate an interior of the housing from an exterior of the housing, the at least one openable cover having a first side edge on a side of the hinge; and
an adjacent fixed cover adjacent to the at least one openable cover, the adjacent fixed cover having a second side edge neighboring the first side edge of the at least one openable cover,one of the at least one openable cover and the adjacent fixed cover including at least one projection projecting into a gap and another one of the at least one openable cover and the adjacent fixed cover including a recess that accommodates the at least one projection in the gap, anda tip of the at least one projection swings inside the recess with a swing of the at least one openable cover.
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Abstract
A housing includes at least one openable cover and at least one adjacent cover. The at least one openable cover swings on a hinge to separate an interior of the housing from an exterior of the housing. The at least one openable cover has a first side edge on a side of the hinge. The at least one adjacent cover is adjacent to the at least one openable cover. The at least one adjacent cover has a second side edge neighboring the first side edge of the at least one openable cover across a gap. One of the at least one openable cover and the at least one adjacent cover includes at least one projection projecting into the gap and another one of the at least one openable cover and the at least one adjacent cover includes a recess that accommodates the at least one projection in the gap.
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19 Claims
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1. A housing comprising:
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at least one openable cover to swing on a hinge to separate an interior of the housing from an exterior of the housing, the at least one openable cover having a first side edge on a side of the hinge; and an adjacent fixed cover adjacent to the at least one openable cover, the adjacent fixed cover having a second side edge neighboring the first side edge of the at least one openable cover, one of the at least one openable cover and the adjacent fixed cover including at least one projection projecting into a gap and another one of the at least one openable cover and the adjacent fixed cover including a recess that accommodates the at least one projection in the gap, and a tip of the at least one projection swings inside the recess with a swing of the at least one openable cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A housing comprising:
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a plurality of covers to separate an interior of the housing from an exterior of the housing, the plurality of covers including at least one openable cover with a shaft to swing on the shaft and at least one adjacent cover adjacent to the at least one openable cover; one of the at least one openable cover and the at least one adjacent cover including a projection; and another of the at least one openable cover and the at least one adjacent cover including a recess that surrounds a projecting end of the projection, the projecting end of the projection to swing inside the recess with a swing of the at least one openable cover, and a gap being between the projecting end of the projection and an inner surface of the recess in a state in which the at least one openable cover is closed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification