Development cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same

    公开(公告)号:US09897937B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-20

    申请号:US15361961

    申请日:2016-11-28

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0865 G03G15/757 G03G21/1857 G03G2221/1657

    Abstract: A development cartridge attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive drum, a developing unit including a developing roller and rotatably coupled to the photosensitive unit with respect to a hinge axis, a driving gear configured to rotate in a first direction for a printing operation or a second direction opposite the first direction, a driving member positioned coaxially with the driving gear and configured to be rotated by the driving gear, a first one-way clutch configured to connect the driving member with the driving gear only when the driving gear rotates in the second direction, and a first moving member configured to be connected to the driving member so as to reciprocate between a first location where a development nip is formed and a second location where the development nip is released.

    Scanner apparatus, image forming apparatus employing the same, and skew correction method

    公开(公告)号:US10209662B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15392062

    申请日:2016-12-28

    Abstract: A scanner apparatus includes a document feeding path in which a reading device configured to read an image from a document is provided, a first registration roller configured to feed the document along the document feeding path, and located at an upstream side of the reading device based on a feeding direction of the document, a second registration roller aligned with the first registration roller in a width direction of the document, and located spaced apart from the first registration roller in the width direction, a registration motor configured to drive the first registration roller, and a main motor configured to drive the second registration roller.

    SCANNER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND SKEW CORRECTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20170192383A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-06

    申请号:US15392062

    申请日:2016-12-28

    CPC classification number: G03G15/6561 G03G15/6567 H04N1/00

    Abstract: A scanner apparatus includes a document feeding path in which a reading device configured to read an image from a document is provided, a first registration roller configured to feed the document along the document feeding path, and located at an upstream side of the reading device based on a feeding direction of the document, a second registration roller aligned with the first registration roller in a width direction of the document, and located spaced apart from the first registration roller in the width direction, a registration motor configured to drive the first registration roller, and a main motor configured to drive the second registration roller.

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