Driving force transmitting apparatus, sheet conveyance apparatus, and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11719312B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US17382925

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Abstract: A driving force transmitting apparatus includes first and second planetary gear units and switching and urging members. The first planetary gear unit includes a first mesh gear and a first locked gear provided with first locked portions. The second planetary gear unit includes a second locked gear provided with second locked portions, and a second mesh gear meshing with the first mesh gear. The switching member includes first and second locking portions and can move to (i) a first stop position at which the first locking portion stop the first locked gear, and, urged by the urging member, (ii) a second stop position at which the second locking portion stops the second locked gear. An interval between the second locked portions in a rotational direction of the second locked gear is larger than an interval between the first locked portions in a rotational direction of the first locked gear.

    DRIVING FORCE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220034384A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17382925

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Abstract: A driving force transmitting apparatus includes first and second planetary gear units and switching and urging members. The first planetary gear unit includes a first mesh gear and a first locked gear provided with first locked portions. The second planetary gear unit includes a second locked gear provided with second locked portions, and a second mesh gear meshing with the first mesh gear. The switching member includes first and second locking portions and can move to (i) a first stop position at which the first locking portion stop the first locked gear, and, urged by the urging member, (ii) a second stop position at which the second locking portion stops the second locked gear. An interval between the second locked portions in a rotational direction of the second locked gear is larger than an interval between the first locked portions in a rotational direction of the first locked gear.

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10884373B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16857217

    申请日:2020-04-24

    Inventor: Masaaki Takeuchi

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a developing cartridge including a developing roller, a main assembly. The main assembly includes a first opening, a second opening, a first openable member, a second openable member, a pressing member, a first pressing releasing member for releasing the developing cartridge from the pressing member in a state in which the second openable member is in a second closed position, in interrelation with movement of the first openable member from a first closed position to a first open position, and a second pressing releasing member for releasing the pressing the developing cartridge from the pressing member in interrelation of movement of the second openable member from a second closed position to a second open position.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180027136A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15648667

    申请日:2017-07-13

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a first outer cover, a second outer cover adjacent to the first outer cover, a third outer cover adjacent to both of the first outer cover and the second outer cover, a common positioning portion provided on the first outer cover and configured to position both of the second outer cover and the third outer cover relative to the first outer cover, a first positioned portion provided on the second outer cover and configured to be positioned relative to the common positioning portion, and a second positioned portion provided on the third outer cover and configured to be positioned together with the first positioned portion relative to the common positioning portion.

    SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240199354A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18529051

    申请日:2023-12-05

    CPC classification number: B65H5/06 B65H2403/47 B65H2403/73

    Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance member, a drive source, a first member including a first ratchet portion, a second member including a second ratchet portion, and an urging portion. The first ratchet portion has a plurality of first transmission surfaces and a first guide surface. The second ratchet portion has a plurality of second transmission surfaces and a second guide surface. One of the first member and the second member is movable in the axial direction between an engaged position and a separated position. The number of times the holding surface allows the one of the first member and the second member to move from the separated position to the engaged position while the second member rotates once in the rotational direction with respect to the first member is smaller than the number of contact positions included in the plurality of contact positions during the drive transmission period.

    Image forming apparatus
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11089172B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US15648667

    申请日:2017-07-13

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a first outer cover, a second outer cover adjacent to the first outer cover, a third outer cover adjacent to both of the first outer cover and the second outer cover, a common positioning portion provided on the first outer cover and configured to position both of the second outer cover and the third outer cover relative to the first outer cover, a first positioned portion provided on the second outer cover and configured to be positioned relative to the common positioning portion, and a second positioned portion provided on the third outer cover and configured to be positioned together with the first positioned portion relative to the common positioning portion.

    Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10221033B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15642202

    申请日:2017-07-05

    Abstract: A sheet discharge apparatus includes a main tray, a discharge unit, and an expansion tray. The main tray is pivotable between a closed position and open position relative to a sheet discharge apparatus main body. The discharge unit discharges the sheet onto the main tray in the closed position. The expansion tray expands a main tray stacking area and is movable between a storage position where the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position where the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area. At the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable independently of the main tray. A direction in which the expansion tray is pivoted upward is the same as a direction in which the main tray is pivoted from the closed to the opened position.

    Image-forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image-forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09541864B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-10

    申请号:US14202212

    申请日:2014-03-10

    CPC classification number: G03G15/1605

    Abstract: A transfer device can make more stable contact with a belt, thus yielding preferable transfer performance. In an image-forming apparatus in which the transfer device has a sheet member, the sheet member includes a conductive sheet, and an electrical connection path section (power source connecting section) for supplying voltage to the conductive sheet from the primary transfer power source, and the power source connecting section is arranged outside an image formation enabling region where a toner image can be formed on a photosensitive drum, in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the intermediate transfer belt.

    Abstract translation: 转印装置可以使带子更稳定地接触,从而产生优选的转印性能。 在转印装置具有片状构件的图像形成装置中,片状构件包括导电片,以及用于从一次转印电源向导电片提供电压的电连接路径部分(电源连接部分) 并且电源连接部分布置在与中间转印带的移动方向垂直的方向上的感光鼓上可以形成调色剂图像的图像形成使能区域的外部。

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