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US 11,960,238 B2Granted
Drive transmission device, drive unit, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKenji Tomita, Ryohhei Ohya
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Abstract
A drive transmission device includes a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a container. The plurality of drive transmitters of the drive train transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator. The container contains the drive train.
Claims12
A drive transmission device comprising:
- a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters configured to transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator;
- and
- a container that contains the drive train,
- wherein:
- the rotator is a roller,
- the swing member is a switching claw,
- the drive transmitters include two outputs to drive the roller and the switching claw, respectively,
- a rotation of the roller has a higher resistive force on the drive train then a rotation of the switching claw,
- when the switching claw is not restricted from moving, the drive source rotates the switching claw,
- when the switching claw is restricted from moving, the drive source rotates the roller.
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