MUMBAI, India, Sept. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202548083722 A) filed by Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, on Sept. 3, for 'electronic photographic image formation device, cartridge, and drum unit.'

Inventor(s) include Morioka, Masanari; Kawanami, Takeo; and Fukasawa, Yu.

The application for the patent was published on Sept. 26, under issue no. 39/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "To further develop conventional technique. [Solution] a cartridge includes a casing, a photosensitive drum (104; 707) and a coupling (143; 770; 1043), the coupling includes a driving force receiving portion (143b; 145b; 243b, 343b; 443b; 643i; 770b; 1043i) for receiving a driving force by engagement with a driving force application member (180; 813), a braking force receiving portion (143c; 144c, 144t; 145c; 243c; 343c; 443c1, 443c2; 643i; 770c; 1043i) for receiving in braking force by engagement with a braking force application member (204, 208; 814, 818), and a guide (143d, 143n; 145d, 145n; 147f; 148d1, 148d2; 149d; 149d1, 149d2; 242d1, 343d2, 343n; 443d1, 443d2; 770d) for moving the braking force application member relative to the driving force application member (180; 813)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 17, 2020, under International application No.PCT/JP2020/012811.

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