MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202648123053 A) filed by Canon Kabushiki Kaisha on October 14, 2026, for Cartridge, Drum Unit, And Image Forming Apparatus.
Inventors include Fujino, Toshiki; Hirayama, Akinobu; Sasaki, Teruhiko; Kawai, Tachio; Abe, Daisuke; Morioka, Masanari Filed On; Kawanami, Takeo; and Fukasawa, Yu.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A cartridge (100) includes a photosensitive drum (2), a casing having first and second end portions (116, 117), and a coupling (1342) operatively connected to the drum (2). The coupling (1342) includes a main body (1343), a movable portion (1344c) movable relative to the main body (1343) between a first position and a second position closer to the second end portion (117), and a projection (1344b) configured to move away from an axis (L) of the coupling (1342) in response to movement of the movable portion (1344c) from the first position to the second position. When the movable portion (1344c) is in the first position, the movable portion (1344c) is positioned more remote from the axis (L) than the projection (1344b), and is positioned closer to the second end portion (117) in an axial direction than the projection (1344b).
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