Title:
IMAGE FORMING UNIT, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING THE UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/088632
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image forming unit capable of being assembled and disassembled easily, comprising a light-sensitive body unit (37) having a light-sensitive body (30) rotated by a driving force from an image forming device main body side and a developing unit (35) having a developing roller swingably connected to the light-sensitive body unit (37) through a pivot pin (90) and rotated by a driving force from the image forming device main body side, wherein the driving force from the image forming device main body side to the developing roller is given through a swing gear (94) and a developing roller gear (96) stored in a swing lever (92) and meshed with each other and, after the light-sensitive body unit (37) is connected to the developing unit (35) through the pivot pin (90), the swing lever (92) is installed by fitting the developing roller gear (96) onto a developing roller shaft (215) so as to assemble the image forming unit.
Inventors:
KATAKABE NOBORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/004086
Publication Date:
November 22, 2001
Filing Date:
May 16, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
KATAKABE NOBORU (JP)
KATAKABE NOBORU (JP)
International Classes:
G03G21/18; (IPC1-7): G03G21/18; G03G15/01
Foreign References:
| JPH06242642A | 1994-09-02 | |||
| JPH10187005A | 1998-07-14 | |||
| JPS63178263A | 1988-07-22 | |||
| JPS62280866A | 1987-12-05 | |||
| JPH08292643A | 1996-11-05 | |||
| JPH0221049A | 1990-01-24 | |||
| EP0886191A2 | 1998-12-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ikeuchi, Hiroyuki (UMEDA PLAZA Building 3-25 Nishitenma 4-chom, Kita-ku Osaka-shi Osaka, JP)
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