US 11,687,029 B2
Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
Hideki Maeshima, Mishima (JP); Kuniaki Hirukawa, Yokohama (JP); Shuichi Gofuku, Numazu (JP); and Yoshihiro Mitsui, Numazu (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,018.
Application 17/524,018 is a division of application No. 17/034,272, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,314,201.
Application 17/034,272 is a division of application No. 16/696,350, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,838,356, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/696,350 is a division of application No. 15/960,750, filed on Apr. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,691,063, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 15/960,750 is a division of application No. 15/591,554, filed on May 10, 2017, granted, now 9,964,921, issued on May 3, 2018.
Application 15/591,554 is a division of application No. 15/357,175, filed on Nov. 21, 2016, granted, now 9,696,684, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 15/357,175 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/737,680, filed on Jun. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,519,264, issued on Oct. 1, 2015.
Application 14/737,680 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2013/084174, filed on Dec. 13, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 2012-273204 (JP), filed on Dec. 14, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0066386 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1857 (2013.01) [G03G 21/1803 (2013.01); G03G 15/0806 (2013.01); G03G 15/0808 (2013.01); G03G 21/185 (2013.01); G03G 21/186 (2013.01); G03G 21/1825 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1657 (2013.01)] 53 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge comprising:
(i) a rotatable developing roller;
(ii) a rotatable toner supplying roller provided in contact with the developing roller, the toner supplying roller being configured to supply toner to the developing roller;
(iii) a toner chamber configured to contain toner;
(iv) a developing chamber in which the toner supplying roller is positioned;
(v) a rotatable feeding member provided in the toner chamber and configured to feed the toner from the toner chamber to the developing chamber;
(vi) a coupling operatively connected to the toner supply roller and configured to receive a driving force for rotating the toner supplying roller, the developing roller, and the feeding member;
(vii) a first driving force transmitting portion operatively connected to the toner supply roller and configured to transmit the driving force received by the coupling to the developing roller; and
(viii) a second driving force transmitting portion operatively connected to the developing roller and configured to transmit the driving force from the first driving force transmitting portion to the developing roller,
wherein the cartridge is configured such that, when the coupling receives the driving force and the cartridge is oriented with the developing roller positioned above the toner chamber, (i) a rotational direction of the developing roller is opposite to a rotational direction of the toner supplying roller, (ii) a part of a surface of the toner supplying roller rotates from a first position at which the part of the surface of the toner supply roller contacts a surface of the developing roller to a second position where the part of the surface of the toner supplying roller moves out of contact with the surface of the developing roller, with the first position being above the second position, (iii) the feeding member feeds toner upward from the toner chamber to the developing chamber, and (iv) a speed of the surface of the toner supplying roller is greater than a speed of the surface of the developing roller.