Patent ID: 9316984
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B41J,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A sealing member that seals a gap between one member and the other member, comprising: a mounting section that has a portion coming into contact with the other member; an extension section that extends from a side of the mounting section to a side of the one member and is configured to approach the mounting section while coming into contact with the one member by receiving a force from the one member; and a recess that is provided between the mounting section and the extension section and is formed from a part of the mounting section to a part of the extension section, and is recessed from a surface of the mounting section on the side of the one member and a surface of the extension section on a side of the other member, wherein the recess is formed such that a cross-sectional shape thereof is an arc shape, a thickness of a portion where the recess is formed is thinner than a that of a potion of the extension section where the recess is not formed, and an intersecting point between a portion where the recess is formed and an imaginary extension line that is extended from an upper surface of the mounting section is located at a substantial center of an arc shape of the portion where the recess is formed.