Muffling member for image forming apparatus
US10386742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1671
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A muffling member for an image forming apparatus includes a thermoplastic member disposed in a photoconductor drum and having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. The thermoplastic member has a slit-shaped opening at a certain position in a circumferential direction of the thermoplastic member. The thermoplastic member also has a second opening at least at a certain position along the slit-shaped opening, the second opening having an opening width greater than an opening width of the slit-shaped opening.
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