Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and coupling member
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Application No.: US15377447Application Date: 2016-12-13
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Publication No.: US09886002B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- 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: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus cartridge includes a casing including an opening and an arc-shaped protrusion that is adjacent to the opening. The image forming apparatus cartridge also includes 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 with the developer roller, (ii) a second end portion including at least one projection that is open to the axis L2, and (iii) a connecting portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion. A maximum distance as measured from the axis L2, in a direction perpendicular to the axis L2, of at least part of the connecting portion is shorter than a distance between the at least one projection and the axis L2.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170090412A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND COUPLING MEMBER Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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