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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi No, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Makiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazushi Arake, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hayasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A support member supported in a cylinder included in an image carrier includes a separation-space-defining portion that is arranged at a certain position in a circumferential direction and extends in an axial direction of the cylinder so that the support member has an arc shape; and a groove-defining portion that extends in the axial direction. An outer diameter of the support member in a central region in the axial direction is smaller than an outer diameter of the support member at both ends in the axial direction. In a state in which the support member is supported in the cylinder, the groove-defining portion is elastically deformed such that elastic restoring force generated in the central region is greater than elastic restoring force generated at the ends.