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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
Minoru Matsuguma, Suntou-gun, JP;
Jun Miyamoto, Mishima, JP;
Kenji Matsuda, Numazu, JP;
Akira Higeta, Suntou-gun, JP;
Minoru Matsuguma, Suntou-gun, JP;
Jun Miyamoto, Mishima, JP;
Kenji Matsuda, Numazu, JP;
Akira Higeta, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricant supplying method for supplying a lubricant to a sliding portion between a cylindrical rotatable member for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a supporting member for slidably supporting an inner peripheral surface at one end side of the rotatable member with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotatable member, includes a step of engaging the supporting member, including a hollow portion and an opening which communicates with the hollow portion and is provided at a position in which the opening opposes the sliding portion, with the rotatable member at the one end side; and a step of supplying the lubricant from the hollow portion toward the sliding portion through the opening.