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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Hayasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi No, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Makiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0266 (2013.01); G03G 15/75 (2013.01); G03G 15/751 (2013.01); G03G 21/1671 (2013.01);
Abstract
A muffling member for an image forming apparatus includes a thermoplastic member disposed in a photoconductor drum and having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. The thermoplastic member has a slit-shaped opening at a certain position in a circumferential direction of the thermoplastic member. The thermoplastic member also has a second opening at least at a certain position along the slit-shaped opening, the second opening having an opening width greater than an opening width of the slit-shaped opening.