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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Naoya Kamimura, Ichinomiya, JP;
Atsuhisa Nakashima, Obu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a drum drive input member; a developing cartridge configured to be movably mounted to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge comprising a developing roller disposed so as to face the photosensitive drum and a developing drive input member; a drum drive transmission member configured to engage with the drum drive input member and configured to transmit drum driving force to the drum drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the drum drive input member within a predetermined range; and a developing drive transmission member configured to engage with the developing drive input member and configured to transmit developing driving force to the developing drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the developing drive input member within a predetermined range.