Image forming apparatus capable of effectively performing a maintenance operation
US8219000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A roller device that can be exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus includes a roller, a shaft, and two grip members. The roller is configured to cover the shaft along the rotation axis and have two roller ends from which the two shaft end portions of the shaft are projected outwardly along the rotation axis. A shaft is configured to have a rotation axis at a center thereof and have two shaft end portions. The two grip members are each configured to be rotatably disposed to a respective shaft end portion of the two shaft end portions.
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