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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuta Murakami, Shizuoka, JP;
Makoto Hayashida, Shizuoka, JP;
Takatoshi Hamada, Shizuoka, JP;
Yusuke Niikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Akinobu Hirayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiki Fujino, Kanagawa, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Teruhiko Sasaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photosensitive member unit is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The photosensitive member unit includes a photosensitive member rotatable about a rotational axis thereof, a rotatable first helical gear portion; and a second helical gear portion integrally rotatable with the first helical gear portion. A twisting direction of a tooth of the second helical gear portion is the same as a twisting direction of a tooth of the first helical gear portion, and a helix angle of the tooth of the second helical gear portion is greater than a helix angle of the tooth of the first helical gear portion.