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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazutaka Sueshige, Susono, JP;
Tatsuro Harada, Mishima, JP;
Takayuki Yada, Suntou-gun, JP;
Akinobu Hirayama, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/0005 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming unit to be attached to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus includes a first cartridge including a driven portion configured to rotate on a first rotational axis; and a second cartridge configured separable from the first cartridge. The second cartridge includes an input portion configured to receive driving force from the apparatus body; and a drive transmission portion configured to rotate on a second rotational axis and to transmit the driving force to the driven portion.