Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drive device, image forming apparatus, and grease composition
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Application No.: US14715784Application Date: 2015-05-19
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Publication No.: US09783755B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Toshiyuki Kabata , Kumiko Seo , Masahiro Ishida , Naoki Matsuda , Teruyoshi Tanaka
- Applicant: Toshiyuki Kabata , Kumiko Seo , Masahiro Ishida , Naoki Matsuda , Teruyoshi Tanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.,Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.,Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2014-111463 20140529; JP2015-045778 20150309
- Main IPC: C10M115/00
- IPC: C10M115/00 ; C10M117/02 ; F16H55/17 ; F16H57/04 ; F16C17/02 ; C10M143/00 ; F16C33/10 ; F16C33/12

Abstract:
A drive device includes a slide bearing; a shaft that passes through the slide bearing; a gear that is fixed to the shaft; and a grease composition that is held in a clearance between the slide bearing and the shaft. At least one of the slide bearing and the shaft is made of a resin. The clearance is in a range of 10 to 110 μm. The grease composition contains a hydrocarbon base oil and lithium soap serving as a thickener. A weight ratio of the hydrocarbon base oil to the lithium soap is in a range of 94.5:5.5 to 96.0:4.0. A consistency of the grease composition is in a range of 360 to 400.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150344804A1 DRIVE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND GREASE COMPOSITION Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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