Cylindrical member and engagement member assembly
US5991571A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49556
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a cylindrical member having a thin portion at a longitudinal end thereof and an engaging member being mounted as fitted to an internal surface of the longitudinal end of the cylinder and having a depressed portion corresponding to the thin portion of the cylinder. The engaging member is attached to the cylinder by bending the thin portion of the cylinder toward the depressed portion.
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