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Driving force transmission mechanism, image forming apparatus equipped with such a mechanism, and process unit of such an apparatus

US7092658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 15, 2004
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/183
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive transmission apparatus includes a first coupling portion having a polygonal shape; a second coupling portion having a hole portion which has a cross-sectional configuration larger than the first coupling portion, the hole portion being engageable with the first coupling portion; and a center shaft provided on the first coupling or the second coupling, the center shaft penetrating the other one of the first and second coupling.

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