Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and coupling member
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Application No.: US15455423Application Date: 2017-03-10
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Publication No.: US09836015B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- 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: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2007-076771 20070323; JP2008-073685 20080321
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus cartridge comprises a developer roller having an axis L1 and a coupling member having an axis L2. The coupling member includes (i) a first end portion operatively connected to the developer roller, (ii) a second end portion including at least one projection, and (iii) a connecting portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion. The coupling member is movable between (i) a first position in which a tip of the at least one projection is a first distance away from the developer roller as measured in the direction of the axis L1 and (ii) a second position in which the tip of the at least one projection is a second distance away from the developer roller as measured in the direction of the axis L1, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170185031A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND COUPLING MEMBER Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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