Patent ID: 7890020
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An organic photoconductor (OPC) drum comprising: a support member formed as a unitary molded body, said support member including a pair of mounting members opposite to each other in the first direction, each of said mounting members being coupled to a respective one of said first and second sidewalls; a pair of rollers flanking said support member in the second direction, each of said rollers extending in the first direction and having opposite ends coupled to said mounting members, respectively; and an OPC belt trained on an assembly of said support member and said rollers, and driven by said rollers to move on said support plates of said support member; wherein each of said first and second sidewalls has a base part that extends obliquely and outwardly and that has an outer face, and a plurality of block parts that are disposed on said outer face of said base part at positions corresponding to said U-shaped segments, each of said block parts tapering in a direction away from said support plates and having an inclined face that inclines in a direction opposite to that of said base part.