Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and coupling member
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Application No.: US16997014Application Date: 2020-08-19
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Publication No.: US11204584B2Publication Date: 2021-12-21
- Inventor: Masanari Morioka , Shigeo Miyabe , Takahito Ueno
- 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: JPJP2007-076771 20070323,JPJP2008-073685 20080321
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/01 ; F16D1/10 ; F16D3/04 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus cartridge includes a coupling member having an axis about which the coupling member is rotatable. The coupling member includes a first end portion operatively connected to a developer roller and a developer supplying roller and a second end portion for receiving a rotational force. The coupling member is movable between a first position in which the axis of the coupling member is substantially parallel to and offset from the axis of the developer roller, a second position in which the axis of the coupling member is inclined with respect to the position of the axis when the coupling member is in the first position, and a third position in which the axis of the coupling member is inclined with respect to the position of the axis when the coupling member is in the first position in a direction opposite to the direction the coupling member is inclined when in the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US11163263B2 Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and coupling member Public/Granted day:2021-11-02
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