Patent ID: 8301057

Claim:
A unit for an image forming device comprising: a photoconductive drum disposed within the unit and having a shaft that rotates about a rotational axis and a centerline orthogonal to the rotational axis of the shaft; a charge roller having a shaft that rotates about a rotational axis and a centerline orthogonal to the rotational axis of the shaft, the charge roller disposed adjacent to the photoconductive drum in an orientation that includes the centerline of the charge roller offset by a predetermined nonzero distance from the centerline of the photoconductive drum; and a separating member rotatably disposed on each end of the charge roller shaft and having a resilient member disposed thereon, the separating member engaging the photoconductive drum in a first position to provide a spaced relationship between the charge roller and the photoconductive drum and the separating member disengaging the photoconductive drum in a second position to engage the charge roller with the photoconductive drum, the resilient member contacting a portion of the photoconductive drum in the first position and being separated from the photoconductive drum in the second position, the separating member further comprising: a projection extending from an outer surface, the projection receiving at least a portion of the resilient member; and a central opening for receiving an end of the char e roller shaft wherein the shaft is free to rotate within the central opening.