Drive Gear for Extended Drive Shaft
AssigneeStatic Control Components, Inc.
InventorsDonald R. Huck, Lawrence Dale Lewis, William L. London, III
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Abstract
A cartridge drive gear assembly for holding a drum coupling includes a drive gear having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including inner projections which extend into the interior of the drive gear and includes at least two voids disposed on opposing sides of the inner projections, and at least one slot disposed in the inner surface.
Claims12
A working end of a drive shaft of an imaging cartridge, the working end adapted to engage a printer drive mechanism, the working end comprising:
- a plurality of arms,
- wherein the arms are adapted to assume a closed position when the imaging cartridge is installed in the printer;
- wherein the arms are adapted to open and slide over the printer drive mechanism as the imaging cartridge is installed in the printer.
A working end of a cartridge drive shaft adapted to transmit rotational force from an imaging device to an imaging cartridge comprising:
- a plurality of arms extending from an end portion of the cartridge gear shaft, the arms movable from a closed position to an open position as the imaging cartridge is inserted into an imaging device.
A working end of a cartridge drive shaft adapted to transmit rotational force from an imaging device to an imaging cartridge comprising:
- a plurality of arms extending from an end portion of the cartridge gear shaft, the arms movable from a closed position to an open position as a force is applied to the arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.