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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Morita, Kunitachi, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of obtaining a good image quality without color shifts is described. The image forming apparatus includes a drive couplingwhich couples a drive shaftand a flangeof an image bearing memberwith a play, a taper couplingsupported inside the drive couplingfor holding the drive shaftand the flange, and a pressing member. The taper couplingincludes a tip portion, an axial portion, a rear end portion. The drive couplingincludes claw portionsengaging with the flangeof the image bearing member, and a body portionhaving a length which is shorter than the distance between the flangeof the image bearing memberand the rear endof the taper couplingin the axial direction of the drive shaft