Lubricant supplying method, supporting member and rotatable member unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8905908
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13050202

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A lubricant supplying method for supplying a lubricant to a sliding portion between a cylindrical rotatable member for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a supporting member for slidably supporting an inner peripheral surface at one end side of the rotatable member with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotatable member, includes a step of engaging the supporting member, including a hollow portion and an opening which communicates with the hollow portion and is provided at a position in which the opening opposes the sliding portion, with the rotatable member at the one end side; and a step of supplying the lubricant from the hollow portion toward the sliding portion through the opening.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Higeta, Akira Suntou-gun, JP 41 2072
Matsuda, Kenji Numazu, JP 145 2172
Matsuguma, Minoru Suntou-gun, JP 17 212
Miyamoto, Jun Mishima, JP 34 1046

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