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US 4,835,565 AGranted
Image developing device for electrophotography
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsShinzi Nagatsuna, Toshihiko Takaya, Kinzi Saito, Hiroyuki Matsushiro, Michihito Ohashi
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Abstract
An electrophotographic image developing device includes a fixed rotatable member and a suspended rotatable member reciprocally movable toward and away from the fixed rotatable member. Rotative power from a drive source is transmitted to the suspended rotatable member through a power transmitting unit which includes a coupling capable of absorbing axial misalignment between driver and driven shafts.
Claims1
An image developing device for electrophotography, comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotatable drive source disposed in said housing and having an output shaft;
- a fixed rotatable member rotatably supported in said housing and fixed with respect to said housing;
- a first suspended rotatable member rotatably supported in said housing and reciprocally movable toward and away from said fixed rotatable member in an axially perpendicular direction thereof;
- a second suspended rotatable member rotatably supported in said housing and reciprocally movable toward and away from said first suspended rotatable member in an axially perpendicular direction thereof;
- a side panel reciprocally movable toward and away from said fixed rotatable member, said side panel supporting said first suspended rotatable member to permit reciprocal movement of said first suspended rotatable member and supporting said second suspended rotatable member to permit reciprocal movement of said second suspended rotatable member in the axially perpendicular direction thereof;
- an idler gear driven by said rotatable drive source of said housing at a certain position on said side panel;
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- rotation transmitting means mounted on said side panel for transmitting a drive output from said idler gear to a driven shaft of said second suspended rotatable member, said rotation transmitting means including coupling means for absorbing axial misalignment between said rotation transmitting means and said driven shaft of said second suspended rotatable member.
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