Patent ID: 6301458
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrying body rotatable around a shaft;image forming means for forming an image on the image carrying body;developing means for supplying a developing agent to the image formed by the image forming means, thereby forming a developing agent image;transfer means for transferring the developing agent image formed by the developing means to a transfer medium;drive means having a drive shaft mounted with a coupling into which the distal end portion of the shaft of the image carrying body is inserted such that the drive shaft and the shaft of the image carrying body are coaxially connected to each other by means of the coupling; andan elastically deformable portion formed on the shaft of the image carrying body and/or the coupling and adapted to be elastically deformed in a direction such that the deformable portion contracts or expands when the shaft of the image carrying body is inserted into the coupling.