Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Roller drive transmission device and automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus provided with same
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Application No.: US15437775Application Date: 2017-02-21
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Publication No.: US09938098B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Yuki Uohashi
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2016-034197 20160225
- Main IPC: B65H3/06
- IPC: B65H3/06 ; B65H5/06 ; F16D11/14 ; F16D41/22 ; F16D11/00

Abstract:
A roller drive transmission device includes a drive input gear, a drive transmission gear, a roller unit and a ratchet mechanism. When a rotational drive force is input to the drive input gear and the drive transmission gear is slid to a first position, the drive input gear, the drive transmission gear and the roller unit are integrally rotated in a first rotational direction. When the input of the rotational drive force to the drive input gear is cut off and the roller unit is rotated, following a sheet, the drive transmission gear is slid to a second position and the roller unit and the drive transmission gear are decoupled. The ratchet mechanism includes a load adjustment mechanism configured to make a rotational load in the first rotational direction of the drive transmission gear arranged at the second position larger than a movement load in an axial direction.
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