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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Kunihiko Kitayama, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a process unit detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus, the process unit including an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic image and a process unit actable on the image bearing member, the process unit having a rotational shaft; a driving shaft, substantially co-axial with the rotational shaft, for rotating the rotational shaft; and a drive transmitting member, engaged with the driving shaft and with the rotational shaft, for transmitting a driving force to the rotational shaft from the driving shaft. The drive transmitting member is engaged with the driving shaft with play and is engaged with the rotational shaft with play.