Cartridge, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11960237B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17861318

    申请日:2022-07-11

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18 G03G15/08

    摘要: A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes (i) a rotatable developing roller for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member; (ii) a first drive transmission member capable of receiving a rotational force originated by the main assembly; (iii) a second drive transmission member capable of coupling with the first drive transmission member and capable of transmitting the rotational force received by the first drive transmission member to the developing roller; and (iv) a coupling disconnection member including a force receiving portion capable of receiving the force originated by the main assembly, and an urging portion capable of urging at least one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member by the force received by the force receiving portion to separate one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member from the other, thereby disconnecting the coupling.

    CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230418219A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18207736

    申请日:2023-06-09

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    摘要: A cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member and a second unit including a developer bearing member. The second unit is swingable with respect to the first unit. The second unit includes a pressed portion to be pressed by a pressing member of the apparatus body. When viewed in an axial direction, (i) the swing axis and the pressed portion are arranged on opposite sides to each other with respect to a virtual straight line, (ii) the pressed portion, the swing axis, and the first axis are arranged in the named order in an interaxial direction, and (iii) a distance from the pressed portion to the swing axis in the interaxial direction is longer than a distance from the swing axis to the first axis in the interaxial direction.

    Image forming apparatus and process unit

    公开(公告)号:US11841634B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17992021

    申请日:2022-11-22

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 G03G21/18 G03G15/08

    摘要: A photosensitive member unit includes a photosensitive member and a drive receiving portion receiving a driving force for rotating the photosensitive member; a developing unit joined to the photosensitive member unit so as to be movable relative to the photosensitive member unit between a first position in which a developing roller is in contact with the photosensitive member and a second position in which the developing roller is spaced from the photosensitive member; and a transmission member transmitting the driving force to the developing unit, wherein the developing unit has a driven member driven by the transmission member, and the transmission member is configured to engage with the driven member to drive the driven member with the developing unit located in the first position, and to engage with the driven member to drive the driven member with the developing unit located in the second position.