AU2023234218B2 - Image forming apparatus and cartridge - Google Patents

Image forming apparatus and cartridge

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AU2023234218B2
AU2023234218B2 AU2023234218A AU2023234218A AU2023234218B2 AU 2023234218 B2 AU2023234218 B2 AU 2023234218B2 AU 2023234218 A AU2023234218 A AU 2023234218A AU 2023234218 A AU2023234218 A AU 2023234218A AU 2023234218 B2 AU2023234218 B2 AU 2023234218B2
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process cartridge
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Daisuke Abe
Yasuyuki Egami
Toshiki FUJINO
Yuichi Fukui
Toshiya Goto
Akinobu Hirayama
Soichi Ishii
Yosuke Kashiide
Tachio Kawai
Takeo Kawanami
Shinichi Nishida
Teruhiko Sasaki
Shinjiro Toba
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1839—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G21/1647—Mechanical connection means
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G21/1803—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof
    • G03G21/1817—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof having a submodular arrangement
    • G03G21/1825—Pivotable subunit connection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1839—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body
    • G03G21/1857—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body for transmitting mechanical drive power to the process cartridge, drive mechanisms, gears, couplings, braking mechanisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1839—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body
    • G03G21/1857—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body for transmitting mechanical drive power to the process cartridge, drive mechanisms, gears, couplings, braking mechanisms
    • G03G21/186—Axial couplings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G03G2221/1657—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts transmitting mechanical drive power

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Electrophotography Configuration And Component (AREA)
  • Wet Developing In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Details Of Cameras Including Film Mechanisms (AREA)
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JP2022041940A JP7822840B2 (ja) 2022-03-16 2022-03-16 画像形成装置、カートリッジ
JP2022-041940 2022-03-16
PCT/JP2023/010492 WO2023176947A1 (ja) 2022-03-16 2023-03-10 画像形成装置、カートリッジ

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EP (1) EP4495701A4 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
JP (1) JP7822840B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
KR (1) KR20240160206A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
CN (1) CN118871866A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
AU (2) AU2023234218B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
CA (1) CA3252547A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
CL (1) CL2024002757A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
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CN118871866A (zh) 2024-10-29
US20240419124A1 (en) 2024-12-19
TW202338529A (zh) 2023-10-01
CO2024013028A2 (es) 2024-10-10
KR20240160206A (ko) 2024-11-08
JP7822840B2 (ja) 2026-03-03
WO2023176947A1 (ja) 2023-09-21
JP2023136357A (ja) 2023-09-29
AU2023234218A1 (en) 2024-09-12
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