Axially shifting a photoconductive drum using a cam
US9904230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1821
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photoconductor unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing and a photoconductive drum rotatably mounted on the housing. A cam is mounted on the housing and has a cam surface that is positioned to contact a corresponding locating surface. The cam surface has a variable height in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum such that as a position of the cam changes relative to the housing, the photoconductive drum shifts in the axial direction relative to the locating surface.
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