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Photosensitive drum driving head and driving mechanism of image forming apparatus

US8886087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2013
Grant dateNov 11, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/1657
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a photosensitive drum driving head, which comprises drum flange, drum shaft and boss, wherein the drum flange is disposed on the end portion of a photosensitive drum and connected with the photosensitive drum; the drum shaft is axially extended from the end portion of the drum flange; the boss is axially extended from the end face of the drum shaft and engaged with a recess in a driving head of image forming apparatus; three vertical convex teeth radially extended along the boss and engaged with power transmission portions are formed on side wall of the boss, perpendicular to the drum shaft, extended along an axial line of the photosensitive drum, and provided with mating surfaces formed by longitudinal cutting angles on end faces of the vertical convex teeth; at least one mating surface is engaged with an edge of a twisted bevel of the recess.

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