US4975744A
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Image bearing member and driving mechanism therefor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-11-21
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Granted: 1990-12-04
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Expires: 2009-11-21
Abstract
Abstract The improvement is in the driving mechanism and positioning mechanism between an image bearing member and a main assembly of an image forming apparatus using the image bearing member. The image bearing member has a shaft receiving portion adjacent the center thereof to receive a positioning shaft of the main assembly when the image bearing member is mounted in said main assembly. By the receiving engagement, the image bearing member is correctly positioned with respect to the main assembly. The image bearing member is also provided with a driving force receiving portion where the image bearing member is engaged with a driving member of the main assembly so that the image bearing member can be driven from the main assembly. In such an arrangement, the shaft receiving portion and the driving force receiving portion are radially overlapped, at least in part, with each other as seen from a rotational axis of the image bearing member.
Inventors
- 👤 Tokihide Ebata
- 👤 Shigeyoshi Onoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:07
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G21/00; G03G21/16; G03G21/18; G03G21/1839; G03G21/1857; G03G21/1864; G03G15/00; G03G15/75; G03G15/751; G03G15/757; G03G2221/00; G03G2221/16; G03G2221/1606; G03G2221/1615; G03G2221/1651; G03G2221/1654; G03G2221/1657; G03G2221/18; G03G2221/183
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member, in use of said process cartridge, is disposed between an inside surface of the conductive drum and a conductive portion of a rotational shaft for said image bearing drum to establish electrical connection between said image bearing drum and said image forming apparatus; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member, in use of said process cartridge, is disposed between an inside surface of the conductive drum and a conductive portion of a rotational shaft for said image bearing drum to establish electrical connection between said image bearing drum and said image forming apparatus; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said image bearing drum is an electrophotographic photosensitive drum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the shaft is a positioning pin fixed on said image forming apparatus to position a rotational axis of said image bearing drum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is a plate-like member fixed on the insulating flange.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 2, wherein said process means includes a charger, a developing device and cleaning means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is contacted to an inside surface of the conductive drum, and another part thereof is, in use of said process cartridge in said image forming apparatus, contacted to a second conductive member for a rotational axis of the drum; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is contacted to an inside surface of the conductive drum, and another part thereof is, in use of said process cartridge in said image forming apparatus, contacted to a second conductive member for a rotational axis of the drum; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the second conductive member is a positioning pin fixed on said image forming apparatus to position a rotational axis of said photosensitive drum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the first conductive member is fixed on the insulating flange.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 6, wherein said process means includes a charger, a developing device and cleaning means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, the insulating flange being provided with an opening, wherein the conductive member is fixed on the insulating flange, and wherein a part of the conductive member is contacted to an inside surface of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is faced to the opening of the insulating flange; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and a conductive member, the insulating flange being provided with an opening, wherein the conductive member is fixed on the insulating flange, and wherein a part of the conductive member is contacted to an inside surface of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is faced to the opening of the insulating flange; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cartridge according to claim 10, wherein a positioning pin, for said photosensitive drum, of said image forming apparatus is inserted into the opening of the insulating member when the cartridge is flange in said image forming apparatus.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cartridge according to claim 11, wherein the positioning pin is fixed on said image forming apparatus and is slidably contactable to the conductive member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 10, wherein said process means includes a charger, a developing device and cleaning means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and mounted on an inside of the conductive drum and a conductive member fixed on the insulating flange, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is formed into a projection to be contacted to an inside of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is disposed at a rotational center of the drum of said cartridge; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and mounted on an inside of the conductive drum and a conductive member fixed on the insulating flange, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is formed into a projection to be contacted to an inside of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is disposed at a rotational center of the drum of said cartridge; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cartridge according to claim 14, wherein the conductive member is in sliding contact with a positioning pin, for said photosensitive drum, of said image forming apparatus, when said process cartridge is used in said image forming apparatus, the pin functioning as a rotational shaft.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process cartridge detachable mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and mounted on an inside of the conductive drum and a plate-like conductive member fixed on the insulating flange, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is formed into a projection to be contacted to an inside of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is resilient and extended to a rotational center of said photosensitive drum; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process cartridge detachable mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing photosensitive drum including a conductive drum, an insulating flange provided at an open longitudinal end of the conductive drum and mounted on an inside of the conductive drum and a plate-like conductive member fixed on the insulating flange, wherein the conductive member is disposed adjacent an inside of the insulating flange and wherein a part of the conductive member is formed into a projection to be contacted to an inside of the conductive drum, and the other part thereof is resilient and extended to a rotational center of said photosensitive drum; process means actable on said image bearing drum; and supporting member for integrally supporting said image bearing drum and said process means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cartridge according to claim 16, wherein the conductive member is in sliding contact with a positioning pin, for said photosensitive drum, of said image forming apparatus, when said process cartridge is used in said image forming apparatus, the pin functioning as a rotational shaft.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 16, wherein said process means includes a charger, a developing device and cleaning means.
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