Image forming apparatus and process unit configuration and arrangement therefor
US-9223289-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
US2018188683A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018188683-A1 |
| Application number | US-201815907917-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jul 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A process cartridge including a photosensitive drum; a developing roller; a rotatable roller having a rotation shaft in a position deviated from an axis of the developing roller; an Oldham coupling member at an end portion of the shaft of the rotatable roller; an urging member for urging the drive receiving portion; a supporting portion supporting the drive receiving portion; an abutting portion receiving the supporting portion urged by the urging member, an elastic sheet positioned to contact at least part of the Oldham coupling member, wherein the abutting portion is positioned outside an outer periphery of the drum on a plane perpendicular to the shaft of the rotatable roller.
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1 . A process cartridge comprising: a photosensitive drum; a rotatable developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum; a rotatable roller having a rotation shaft in a position deviated from an axis of said developing roller, for transmitting a driving force to said developing roller; an Oldham coupling member disposed at an end portion of the shaft of said rotatable roller, for receiving a driving force to be transmitted to said developing roller; an urging member for urging said drive receiving portion in the direction crossing the shaft of said rotatable roller; a supporting portion for rotatably supporting said drive receiving portion so as to be movable together with said drive receiving portion toward said rotatable roller in the direction crossing the shaft of said rotatable roller; and an abutting portion for receiving said supporting portion urged by said urging member, an elastic sheet positioned to contact at least part of the Oldham coupling member, wherein said abutting portion is positioned outside an outer periphery of said photosensitive drum on a plane perpendicular to the shaft of said rotatable roller. 2 . (canceled)
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Axial couplings · CPC title
using a processing cartridge {, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit} · CPC title
Pivotable subunit connection · CPC title
Drive mechanisms for photosensitive medium, e.g. gears · CPC title
- G03G21/1803Primary
Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018188683A1 cover?
- A process cartridge including a photosensitive drum; a developing roller; a rotatable roller having a rotation shaft in a position deviated from an axis of the developing roller; an Oldham coupling member at an end portion of the shaft of the rotatable roller; an urging member for urging the drive receiving portion; a supporting portion supporting the drive receiving portion; an abutting portio…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1803. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jul 05 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).