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US 2017/0328399 A1Published application
Rotating shaft, roller, sheet conveyance device, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsDaisuke Yamamoto, Masanobu Kanoto
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Abstract
To provide a rotating shaft with which flexibility of forming a bend is increased, and the strength is increased while reducing the amount of material. A V-shaped rotating shaft formed by bending sheet metal. An angle formed on an inner side of a bent portion is less than 90°.
Claims12
A rotating shaft of a rotatable roller formed by bending sheet metal, the rotating shaft comprising:
- a bent portion bent so that a section of the rotating shaft has a V shape, wherein an angle formed on an inner side of the bent portion is less than 90°.
A rotatable roller comprising:
- a rotating shaft formed by bending sheet metal,
- wherein the rotating shaft includes a bent portion bent so that a section of the rotating shaft has a V shape, and an angle formed on an inner side of the bent portion is less than 90°.
A sheet conveyance device comprising:
- a roller that conveys a sheet,
- wherein the roller includes
- a rotating shaft formed by bending sheet metal,
- wherein the rotating shaft includes a bent portion bent so that a section of the rotating shaft has a V shape, and an angle formed on an inner side of the bent portion is less than 90°.
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An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet, the apparatus comprising:
- a roller that conveys a sheet,
- wherein the roller includes
- a rotating shaft formed by bending sheet metal,
- wherein the rotating shaft includes a bent portion bent so that a section of the rotating shaft has a V shape, and an angle formed on an inner side of the bent portion is less than 90°.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.