Rotation transmission unit, replacement unit, developer container and image forming apparatus

US9014599B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014599-B2
Application numberUS-201213527624-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 20, 2012
Priority dateJun 24, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A rotation transmission unit includes a driving unit that provides a rotational power; a rotation transmission member that is rotated due to reception of the rotational power transmitted from the driving unit; a rotation member that is rotated due to reception of a rotation of the rotation transmission member; a locking groove that is formed at one of the rotation transmission member and the rotation member; and a locking member that is arranged at the other of the rotation transmission member and the rotation member. A surface of the locking member on the locking groove side is flat.

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What is claimed is: 1. A rotation transmission unit, comprising: a driving unit that provides a rotational power; a rotation transmission member that is rotated due to reception of the rotational power transmitted from the driving unit; a rotation member that is rotated due to reception of a rotation of the rotation transmission member, wherein the rotation transmission member includes a fitting hole, a pair of locking members that are arranged on the fitting hole, latc…

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What does patent US9014599B2 cover?
A rotation transmission unit includes a driving unit that provides a rotational power; a rotation transmission member that is rotated due to reception of the rotational power transmitted from the driving unit; a rotation member that is rotated due to reception of a rotation of the rotation transmission member; a locking groove that is formed at one of the rotation transmission member and the ro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ota Atsushi, Oki Data Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16D1/116. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). 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).