Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge and image forming apparatus having roller supported by roller supporting portions
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Application No.: US16067363Application Date: 2017-02-16
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Publication No.: US10423120B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Koji Yamaguchi , Hiroomi Matsuzaki
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2016-028494 20160218; JP2016-028495 20160218
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/006692 WO 20170216
- International Announcement: WO2017/142099 WO 20170824
- Main IPC: G03G15/02
- IPC: G03G15/02 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G15/16 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
A cartridge includes a photosensitive member, a roller including a core metal shaft and a coating layer, roller supporting portions, and a regulating portion for regulating a position of the roller with respect to a longitudinal direction of the roller. The roller supporting portions are provided so as to support one end portion and an other end potion of the core metal shaft, respectively, with respect to a direction of a rotational axis of the roller. The roller is further provided with cylindrical holes disposed at respective ends of the core metal shaft with respect to the direction of the rotational axis and extending in the direction of the rotational axis with the rotational axis as a center. The roller is supported by the roller supporting portions at inner peripheral surfaces of the holes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190018363A1 CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-01-17
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