Apparatus to receive a developer roller
US8787800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/018
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus to receive a developer roller for a printing device. The apparatus comprises a base assembly including end caps at opposing ends. The base assembly includes a receptacle for a developer roller having rotary bearings. Each end cap includes first and second datum pins and a clamp containing a spring member. Each clamp, when locked in place in part by action of the spring member, is to push against a corresponding rotary bearing when the developer roller is installed in the base assembly. The rotary bearing being forced by the clamp into contact with the first and second datum pins to position the developer roller in the base assembly.
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