Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drive coupler for a rotatable component of an electrophotographic image forming device
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Application No.: US15170182Application Date: 2016-06-01
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Publication No.: US09720366B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges
- Applicant: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US KY Lexington
- Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Lexington
- Agent Justin M. Tromp
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract:
A drive element for a rotatable component of an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a body having a center hole for receiving a drive shaft therein. The center hole defines a rotational axis of the body. A drive coupler is positioned on the body and centered around the rotational axis. A drive slot on the body extends radially relative to the rotational axis and is sized to receive a cross pin. The drive slot includes one or more snap features formed on the body that are positioned to retain the cross pin axially in the drive slot and that permit the cross pin to snap axially into and out of the drive slot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170075286A1 DRIVE COUPLER FOR A ROTATABLE COMPONENT OF AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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