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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahito Ueno, Mishima, JP;
Shigeo Miyabe, Numazu, JP;
Masanari Morioka, Numazu, JP;
Masato Hisano, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device for transmitting a rotational force to an electrophotographic photosensitive drum includes a pin supported by a flange, with the pin being configured to transmit the rotational force to the flange. The device also includes a coupling member having a rotational axis, the coupling member including (i) a first end portion operatively connected to the flange, (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, with the first end portion including a through-hole portion. The pin penetrates the through-hole portion and is capable of receiving the rotational force from the coupling member, and the coupling member is movable with respect to the pin between a first position in which the rotational axis of the coupling member is coaxial with an axis of the flange, and a second position in which the rotational axis of the coupling member is inclined with respect to the axis of the flange.