Coupling arrangement including drum, flange, and connector

A coupling arrangement comprising:

• an optical photo-conductive drum including drum exterior and interior surfaces surrounding and extending alone a longitudinal axis, the drum exterior surface facing away from the longitudinal axis, and the drum interior surface facing toward the longitudinal axis and including first and second one ends and at least one drum receiving portion;
• a flange including a flange interior surface disposed in the first open end, a flange exterior surface disposed outside of the first oven end, a flange side surface connecting the flange interior and exterior surfaces, and at least one flange receiving portion;
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• at least one connector disposed in the at least one drum receiving portion and the at least one flange receiving portion to secure the optical photo-conductive drum and the flange,
• wherein the at least one flange receiving portion comprises a first pair of flange receiving portions and a second pair of flange receiving portions, and the at least one connector comprises a first connector disposed through the first pair of flange receiving portions and a second connector disposed through the second pair of flange receiving portions.

A coupling arrangement, comprising:

• an optical photo-conductive drum including drum exterior and interior surfaces surrounding and extending along a longitudinal axis, the drum exterior surface facing away from the longitudinal axis, and the drum interior surface facing toward the longitudinal axis and including first and second open ends and a first securing means;
• a flange including a flange interior surface disposed in the first open end, a flange exterior surface disposed outside of the first open end, a flange side surface connecting the flange interior and exterior surfaces, and a second securing means, the second securing means defining at least one void;
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• connecting means disposed in the first securing means and disposed through the second securing means.