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US 6,601,991 B2Granted
Roller device for an image transferring device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorAtsushi Sampe
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Abstract
A roller device of the present invention includes a roller including a shaft, a bearing for rotatably supporting the shaft, a pressing device for pressing the bearing, and a lug protruding from the bearing in the axial direction of the roller. The pressing device is implemented as a pair of hook members deformable away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the roller.
Claims18
A roller device comprising:
- a roller including a shaft;
- a bearing for rotatably supporting said shaft;
- pressing means for pressing said bearing;
- and
- a lug protruding from said bearing in an axial direction of said roller;
- wherein said pressing means comprises a pair of hook members deformable away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of said roller.
3 more elements
In an image transferring device including a roller device, said roller device comprising:
- a roller including a shaft;
- a bearing for rotatably supporting said shaft;
- pressing means for pressing said bearing;
- and
- a lug protruding from said bearing in an axial direction of said roller;
- wherein said pressing means comprises a pair of hook members deformable away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of said roller.
3 more elements
In an image forming apparatus comprising an image transferring device including a roller device, said roller device comprising:
- a roller including a shaft;
- a bearing for rotatably supporting said shaft;
- pressing means for pressing said bearing;
- and
- a lug protruding from said bearing in an axial direction of said roller;
- wherein said pressing means comprises a pair of hook members deformable away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of said roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.