Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16723034Application Date: 2019-12-20
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Publication No.: US10996623B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Masaaki Sato , Masatoshi Yamashita , Satoshi Nishiya , Kazuhiko Kanno
- 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: JP2012-135835 20120615
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes (i) a rotatable developing roller for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member; (ii) a first drive transmission member capable of receiving a rotational force originated by the main assembly; (iii) a second drive transmission member capable of coupling with the first drive transmission member and capable of transmitting the rotational force received by the first drive transmission member to the developing roller; and (iv) a coupling disconnection member including a force receiving portion capable of receiving the force originated by the main assembly, and an urging portion capable of urging at least one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member by the force received by the force receiving portion to separate one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member from the other, thereby disconnecting the coupling.
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