SHEET SUPPLYING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20180011430A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15641711

    申请日:2017-07-05

    Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus includes an alignment member pivotable to an alignment location for blocking and aligning fore-ends of media contained on a loading table, and a transport-allowing location for allowing a medium picked up by a pickup member to be transported, a cam gear including a gear portion partially including a tooth-omitted portion, and a cam portion for switching the alignment member between the alignment location and the transport-allowing location at first and second rotating locations, a swing arm pivotable about a same axis as a rotation axis of a main gear, and first and second swing gears supported by the swing arm to interlock with the main gear, selectively interlocking with the gear portion according to a rotating direction of the main gear, and rotating the cam gear to the first and second rotating locations.

    DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20170184999A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US15361961

    申请日:2016-11-28

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0865 G03G15/757 G03G21/1857 G03G2221/1657

    Abstract: A development cartridge attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive drum, a developing unit including a developing roller and rotatably coupled to the photosensitive unit with respect to a hinge axis, a driving gear configured to rotate in a first direction for a printing operation or a second direction opposite the first direction, a driving member positioned coaxially with the driving gear and configured to be rotated by the driving gear, a first one-way clutch configured to connect the driving member with the driving gear only when the driving gear rotates in the second direction, and a first moving member configured to be connected to the driving member so as to reciprocate between a first location where a development nip is formed and a second location where the development nip is released.

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