- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and image forming system including clutch and controller which controls whether clutch allows drive force to be transmitted to driving member
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Application No.: US15823903Application Date: 2017-11-28
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Publication No.: US10562327B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Shintaro Sakaguchi , Yohei Hashimoto
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2016-232767 20161130
- Main IPC: B41J23/32
- IPC: B41J23/32 ; H04N1/31 ; B41J23/02

Abstract:
An image forming system, image forming apparatus and tray for the same are provided. The tray supports sheets and may include a coupling including first and second connectable members, a cam and clutch. The coupling allows the driving force to be transmitted when the second connectable member is in a connected position and block the driving force to be transmitted when the second connectable member is in a disconnected position. The cam is rotatable by the driving force to be in a transmitting or a blocking state. The clutch allows the cam to rotate when activated and prevents the cam from rotating when deactivated. A controller can activate the clutch to transmit or block the driving force to the load and deactivate the clutch when the cam is placed in the transmitting or blocking states.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180147867A1 Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming System Public/Granted day:2018-05-31
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