Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and cartridge with a coupling member that contacts another coupling member by an electrostatic adsorption force
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Application No.: US16604848Application Date: 2018-04-11
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Publication No.: US11221584B2Publication Date: 2022-01-11
- Inventor: Kojiro Yasui , Seiji Hara , Hiroki Ogino
- 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: JPJP2017-079264 20170412,JPJP2017-079265 20170412,JPJP2017-079266 20170412,JPJP2018-073999 20180406
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/015282 WO 20180411
- International Announcement: WO2018/190386 WO 20181018
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus, having: a power source; a first coupling member configured to be rotated by a driving force transferred from the power source; and a cartridge including a second coupling member configured to rotate in a state of being adsorbed to the first coupling member, and a rotating member connected with the second coupling member, wherein the first coupling member has a first driving force transfer surface which is perpendicular to a rotation axis of the first coupling member, the second coupling member has a second driving force transfer surface which is perpendicular to a rotation axis of the second coupling member, and the driving force is transferred from the first coupling member to the second coupling member in a state where an adsorption force is generated mutually between the first driving force transfer surface and the second driving force transfer surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200089161A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2020-03-19
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