Bearing member, end member, photoreceptor drum unit, developing roller unit, process cartridge, and manufacturing method of bearing member
US10203647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D1/112
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An end member (40) is disposed in an end portion of a columnar rotating body (20, 306), comprises: a bearing member (41); and a shaft member (70), in which the bearing member includes a main body (45) having a tubular body (46) and a holding portion (50) disposed on an inner side of the tubular body, and an intermediate member (60) held by the holding portion of the main body, in which one end side of the shaft member is held by the intermediate member, the intermediate member is snap-fit jointed to the holding portion of the main body to be rotatable around one axis, and the shaft member is snap-fit jointed to the intermediate member to be rotatable around an axis which is different from the axis of rotation of the intermediate member.
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