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Driving cartridge for an image forming apparatus

US5528343A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1995
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/1853
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus having a cartridge includes an image forming device acting on an image bearing member and a driving force transmitting device which is adapted to transmit a driving force from an apparatus side to a cartyridge side and which is separable from the image forming device. The apparatus also includes a drive source. The image forming device and the driving force transmitting device are integrally mountable to the apparatus.

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