Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drum unit, cartridge and coupling member
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Application No.: US16594536Application Date: 2019-10-07
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Publication No.: US11042118B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Tetsuo Uesugi , Makoto Hayashida , Koji Yamaguchi , Takashi Yano
- 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: JP2015-039432 20150227,JP2016-023071 20160209
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A coupling member drum unit for a cartridge includes a cylindrical photosensitive drum having an axis L1 and a coupling member operatively connected to the photosensitive drum. The coupling member includes a drum flange provided at an end of the photosensitive drum, with a part of the drum flange being positioned inside of the photosensitive drum, and a connecting part operatively connected to the drum flange. The connecting part includes a cap positioned adjacent to the drum flange, an arm portion extending from the cap in a direction of the axis L1, and a projection projecting from the arm portion in a direction perpendicular to the axis L1, with the projection being movable between a first position and a second position, and with an end of the projection being closer to the axis L1 in the first position than in the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US11435693B2 Drum unit, cartridge and coupling member Public/Granted day:2022-09-06
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