Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240427280). IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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RYOTA Shibuya of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240427280 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
an image forming apparatus includes a driven member, a frame body, a driving source, and a drive transmission unit including a gear train including a first gear configured to rotate by the driving force from the driving source, and a gear cover configured to cover the gear train. the gear cover includes an outer surface that extends in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to a rotational axis direction of the first gear, and a first concave portion. the first gear includes a shaft portion that passes through a first hole formed on the first concave portion. a downstream end, in the second direction, of the shaft portion is arranged upstream of a virtual surface in the second direction.