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US 11,687,026 B2Granted
Seal bearing and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsYoshinobu Ehara, Hajime Mori
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Abstract
A seal bearing includes: a bearing part configured to bear and hold a shaft such that the shaft is rotatable; and a seal part made of elastomer and combined with the bearing part. The seal part is joined to an end surface among two end surfaces of the bearing part. The two end surfaces are adjacent to a bearing surface of the bearing part in an axial direction.
Claims14
A seal bearing comprising:
- a bearing part configured to bear and hold a shaft such that the shaft is rotatable;
- and
- a seal part made of elastomer and combined with the bearing part, wherein
- the seal part is joined to an end surface among two end surfaces of the bearing part, the two end surfaces being adjacent to a bearing surface of the bearing part in an axial direction;
- wherein
- the bearing part is made of resin,
- a difference between a solubility parameter of the bearing part and a solubility parameter of the seal part is equal to or less than 1 cal/ml, and
- the seal part is welded to the end surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.