Electrophotography – Image formation – Photoconductive member
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-26
2006-12-26
Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Photoconductive member
Reexamination Certificate
active
07155145
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus having: a plurality of image bearing bodies on each of which a toner image is formed; a plurality of drive sections for rotating the plurality of image bearing bodies; a carrying section for carrying a transfer medium; and a transfer section for superposing each of the toner images formed on each of the image bearing bodies onto the transfer medium to transfer, wherein each of the drive sections is coupled with each of the image bearing bodies by a coupling comprising a drive section side coupling portion and an image bearing body side coupling portion which are formed to be engagable with each other, and at least one of the drive section side coupling portion and the image bearing side coupling portion is freely engaged with a rotary shaft for transmitting a torque from each of the drive sections to each of the image bearing bodies.
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Iwasaki Takahiro
Makino Toru
Onishi Jun
Tokutake Naoto
Beatty Robert
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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