Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit
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Application No.: US17528299Application Date: 2021-11-17
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Publication No.: US11720054B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Takahito Ueno , Shigeo Miyabe , Masanari Morioka , Masato Hisano
- 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: JP 06346190 2006.12.22 JP 07042665 2007.02.22 JP 07330303 2007.12.21
- The original application number of the division: US17104379 2020.11.25
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
A process cartridge for use with a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including a driving shaft, to be driven by a motor, having a rotational force applying portion, wherein the process cartridge is dismountable from the main assembly in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the driving shaft, the process cartridge includes i) an electrophotographic photosensitive drum having a photosensitive layer at a peripheral surface thereof, the electrophotographic photosensitive drum being rotatable about an axis thereof; ii) process means actable on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum; iii) a coupling member engageable with the rotational force applying portion to receive a rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the coupling member being capable of taking a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting the rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum to the electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a disengaging angular position in which the coupling member is inclined away from the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum from the rotational force transmitting angular position, wherein when the process cartridge is dismounted from the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the coupling member moves from the rotational force transmitting angular position to the disengaging angular position.
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