Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gear and image forming apparatus provided with the same
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Application No.: US15510074Application Date: 2016-08-17
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Publication No.: US10025243B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Yuki Tamura
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP2015-190088 20150928
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/073976 WO 20160817
- International Announcement: WO2017/056764 WO 20170406
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/20 ; F16H55/17

Abstract:
A gear is provided that is capable of suppressing a decrease in strength at a weld line. The gear (40) is provided with a cylindrical boss (41) that is formed at a center portion, a rim (42) that is formed on an outer side in a radial direction of the boss concentrically with the boss and has a tooth portion (42a) at an outer circumferential portion thereof, and a web (43) that links the boss and the rim. In the web, a plurality of gate marks (43a) are formed. Furthermore, in the web, there are provided a plurality of first radial direction ribs (43b) that extend from the boss to the outer side in the radial direction along a weld line (40a) that appears between adjacent ones of the gate marks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170299992A1 GEAR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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