MOLDED ARTICLE, PRESSING DEVICE, SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract: a molded article includes a boss having lightening portions, an opposing wall that intersects a surface on which the boss is formed and opposes a side surface of the boss, and a mold release portion of a hole shape or a groove shape disposed in the opposing wall to release a mold for forming a part of the boss. the lightening portions are disposed on a mold release portion side of the boss facing the mold release portion and on both sides with respect to a center of the boss in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both an opening direction of the mold released from the mold release portion, and an extending direction of the boss. an edge in the orthogonal direction of each of the lightening portions on the mold release portion side is located at an outermost position of the boss in the orthogonal direction.

Inventor(s): Kenji TOMITA

CPC Classification: B65H5/062 ({between rollers or balls})

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