Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drum unit, cartridge and coupling member
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Application No.: US16594506Application Date: 2019-10-07
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Publication No.: US11294330B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- 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 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 first member having a cylindrical portion, a part of the first member being positioned inside of the photosensitive drum and a part of the first member being positioned outside of the photosensitive drum. The coupling member also includes a second member operatively connected to first member, the second member including a plurality of arm portions that are movable relative to the first member, with at least a part of each of the arm portions being positioned inside of the photosensitive drum and inside of the first member.
Public/Granted literature
- US11442405B2 Drum unit, cartridge and coupling member Public/Granted day:2022-09-13
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