IP Library Granted Patent US 9,285,762
Granted Patent B2
US 9,285,762 · App. 14/631,069 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

End member, rotary body unit and photoreceptor drum unit

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Patent No.
US 9,285,762
App. No.
14/631,069
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An end member is mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body. The end member includes a cylindrical-shaped body and a shaft connecting portion protruding from one end side of the body. The shaft connecting portion includes a penetration hole extending toward an axial line of the body, and no shaft connecting portion exists at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body.

Claims (17)

1. An end member to be mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body, the end member comprising:

a cylindrical-shaped body; and

a shaft connecting portion protruding from one end side of the body, wherein

the shaft connecting portion includes a penetration hole extending toward an axial line of the body, and no shaft connecting portion exists at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body.

2. The end member according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft connecting portion is formed in a range of smaller than 180° around the axial line of the body.

3. The end member according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a hole penetrating therethrough in a direction of the axial line.

4. The end member according to claim 1 , wherein the penetration hole of the shaft connecting portion is tapered.

5. A rotary body unit, comprising a cylindrical rotary body and the end member according to claim 1 to be mounted on an end of the cylindrical rotary body.

6. An end member to be mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body, the end member comprising:

a cylindrical-shaped body having a hole penetrating therethrough in a direction of an axial line of the body;

a ring-shaped contact wall rising along an outer peripheral surface of the body on one end side in the direction of the axial line to spread an outside diameter of the body;

grooves or uneven sections formed on a lateral side of the body;

one or more shaft connecting portions protruding from the one end side of the body around the axial line of the body; and

a ground pin which protrudes from the other end side of the body, wherein

each of the one or more shaft connecting portions includes a penetration hole extending toward the axial line of the body, and the one or more shaft connecting portions do not exist at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body.

7. A rotary body unit, comprising a cylindrical rotary body and the end member according to claim 6 to be mounted on an end of the cylindrical rotary body.

8. A photoreceptor drum unit, comprising a photoreceptor drum and the end member according to claim 6 to be mounted on an end of the photoreceptor drum.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2015
From: HASEGAWA, TAKAO
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035027/0537 →