WO2015146271A1 - 回転力伝達機構及び画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a rotational force transmission mechanism that transmits rotational force from a driving source to a driven member via a rotational member supported by a base plate, and an image forming apparatus including the rotational force transmission mechanism.
- Image forming apparatuses such as printers and copiers are provided with a rotational force transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational force of a drive source to a rotational shaft of a rotating member such as a developing roller, a stirring paddle, and a photosensitive drum.
- a rotational force transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational force of a drive source to a rotational shaft of a rotating member such as a developing roller, a stirring paddle, and a photosensitive drum.
- FIG. 13A shows a method using the caulking pin 101
- FIG. 13B shows a method using the resin pin 105.
- the rotating member 103 is fitted to the caulking pin 101 erected on the base plate 102 formed of a sheet metal material, and the rotating member 103 and the caulking pin 101 are engaged. Is prevented by a resin retaining portion 104.
- the rotating member 103 can be supported in a cantilevered manner, and space can be saved, for example, the rotating member 103 can be arranged in the axial direction of the rotating shaft. Further, depending on the configuration of the rotational force transmission mechanism, only one base plate 102 is required. However, a process of preparing the caulking pin 101 and pressurizing and fixing the caulking pin 101 to the base plate 102 is required, which increases costs due to an increase in the number of parts and work processes.
- openings 106a and 107a are formed at opposing positions of the base plates 106 and 107 arranged to face each other, and a rotating member is formed.
- a resin pin 105 fitted with 108 is installed between the openings 106a and 107a.
- the method using the resin pin 105 can be reduced in cost as compared with the method using the caulking pin 101, and is therefore replacing the method using the caulking pin 101.
- the rotating member 108 has to be supported in a double-sided manner, and space saving like a cantilever type is difficult.
- Patent Document 1 a burring part or a projection part is formed by pressing a sheet metal material in several steps, and a rotating member is configured to rotatably support a rotating member on the burring part or the projection part.
- a member mounting structure is disclosed.
- the rotating member mounting structure described in Patent Document 1 is configured such that a burring portion or the like is formed on both opposing sheet metal materials, and the rotating shaft of the rotating member is supported between the opposing burring portions. That is, the rotating member is supported in a double-supported manner, and is not configured to save space. Further, it is possible to form a burring portion on one sheet metal material and to support the rotating member in a cantilevered manner, but no measures are taken against removal of the rotating member.
- the present invention can support a rotating member on a base plate in a cantilevered manner without incurring a cost increase, and further, a rotating force transmission mechanism capable of preventing the rotating member from falling off, and this
- An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus including a rotational force transmission mechanism.
- the rotational force transmission mechanism of the present invention is a rotational force transmission mechanism that transmits rotational force from a drive source to a driven member via a rotational member supported by a base plate, and the base plate has a deep drawing process.
- a bearing portion protruding into a bottomed cylindrical shape is formed, and the rotating member is formed with a cylindrical rotating shaft portion that can be fitted to the bearing portion, and the rotating member includes the rotating shaft.
- the bearing are supported by the base plate so as to rotate while sliding.
- FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an overall configuration of a color printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a perspective view showing a rotational force transmission mechanism of a color printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the rotational force transmission mechanism of the color printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a rotary shaft portion of an idle gear and a bearing portion of a base plate in the rotational force transmission mechanism of the color printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a bearing part in the rotational force transmission mechanism of the color printer which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 shows typically the deep drawing machine which processes a bearing part in the rotational force transmission mechanism of the color printer which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an idle gear in the rotational force transmission mechanism of the color printer which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the rotational force transmission mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the rotating shaft part of an idle gear, and the bearing part of a base board in the rotational force transmission mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an idle gear in the rotational force transmission state which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 10. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of a bearing part in the rotational force transmission mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the further another example of a bearing part in the rotational force transmission mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the prior art example which uses the crimp pin in the rotational force transmission mechanism. It is sectional drawing which shows the prior art example which uses the resin pin in a rotational force transmission mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing the overall configuration of the color printer.
- the front side in FIG. 1 is the front side (front side) of the color printer, and the left and right directions will be described with reference to the direction when the color printer is viewed from the front.
- the color printer 1 includes a box-shaped printer main body 2, a paper feed cassette 3 that stores paper (recording medium) is provided in the lower part of the printer main body 2, and a paper discharge tray is provided in the upper part of the printer main body 2. 4 is provided.
- An intermediate transfer belt 6 is installed between a plurality of rollers in the center of the printer main body 2, and an exposure device 7 composed of a laser scanning unit (LSU) is disposed below the intermediate transfer belt 6.
- LSU laser scanning unit
- image forming units 8 are provided for each toner color (for example, four colors of magenta, cyan, yellow, and black).
- Each image forming unit 8 is rotatably provided with a photosensitive drum 9, and around the photosensitive drum 9, a charger 10, a developing unit 11, a primary transfer unit 12, and a cleaning device 13 are provided.
- the static eliminator 14 is arranged in the order of the primary transfer process.
- toner containers 16 corresponding to the image forming units 8 are accommodated side by side in the left-right direction for each toner color.
- a rotational force transmission mechanism 20 is disposed behind the four image forming units, and the photosensitive drum 9 and the developing device 11 of each image forming unit are driven by a rotational force transmission mechanism 20 (not shown). ) To transmit the rotational force.
- a paper conveyance path 22 that extends in the vertical direction from the paper feed cassette 3 toward the paper discharge tray 4 is provided.
- a paper feed unit 23 is provided at the upstream end of the conveyance path 22, and a secondary transfer unit 24 is provided at one end (right end in the drawing) of the intermediate transfer belt 6 at a middle portion of the conveyance path 22, downstream of the conveyance path 22.
- a fixing device 25 is provided in the section, and a paper discharge port 26 is provided at the downstream end of the transport path 22.
- an image forming operation of the color printer 1 having such a configuration will be described.
- various parameters are initialized, and initial settings such as temperature setting of the fixing device 25 are executed.
- image data is input from a computer or the like connected to the color printer 1 and an instruction to start printing is given, an image forming operation is executed as follows.
- an electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 9 by the laser light (see arrow P) from the exposure device 7.
- the electrostatic latent image is developed into a toner image of a corresponding color by the developing device 11 with the toner supplied from the toner container 16.
- This toner image is primarily transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6 in the primary transfer portion 12.
- Each image forming unit 8 sequentially repeats the above operation, whereby a full-color toner image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 6. Note that the toner and charge remaining on the photosensitive drum 9 are removed by the cleaning device 13 and the static eliminator 14.
- the sheet taken out from the sheet feeding cassette 3 by the sheet feeding unit 23 is conveyed to the secondary transfer unit 24 in synchronism with the image forming operation described above, and in the secondary transfer unit 24, the sheet on the intermediate transfer belt 6 is transferred.
- a full color toner image is secondarily transferred to the paper.
- the sheet on which the toner image is secondarily transferred is conveyed to the downstream side of the conveyance path 22 and enters the fixing device 25, where the toner image is fixed on the sheet.
- the sheet on which the toner image is fixed is discharged from the discharge outlet 26 onto the discharge tray 4.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the rotational force transmission mechanism
- FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of the rotational force transmission mechanism.
- the rotational force transmission mechanism 20 has a rectangular parallelepiped housing 21 that is flat in the front-rear direction.
- the housing 21 includes an inner plate 22 and an outer plate 23 that are arranged to face each other.
- the inner plate 22 and the outer plate 23 are horizontally long and substantially rectangular, and are formed of a sheet metal material.
- a movable bar 25 extending in the left-right direction is supported inside the housing 21 so as to be reciprocated in the left-right direction.
- a rack gear 26 is formed on the movable bar 25 at a position corresponding to each image forming unit 8.
- a pinion gear 27 that meshes with a rack gear 26 formed at the leftmost end of the movable bar 25 and a lever member 28 that rotates the pinion gear 27 are disposed at the left end inside the housing 21.
- the lever member 28 is a vertically long plate-like member, and is supported so as to reciprocate in the vertical direction.
- a rack gear 29 that meshes with the pinion gear 27 is formed on the right side surface of the lever member 28.
- a gear train or the like provided so as to mesh with a rotation shaft of a drive source (not shown) such as a motor is also arranged inside the housing 21.
- An idle gear 31 that meshes with the rack gear 26 of the movable bar 25 is rotatably supported by the inner plate 22 at a position corresponding to each image forming unit 8 inside the housing 21. Further, in each image forming unit 8, the rotational force generated by the drive source is applied to each of the photosensitive drum 9 and the developing device 11 at positions corresponding to the rotational shaft of the photosensitive drum 9 and the rotating shaft of the developing device 11.
- a photosensitive drum joint mechanism 33 and a developing device joint mechanism 34 are provided for transmitting and releasing the transmission to the rotation shaft.
- the photosensitive drum joint mechanism 33 and the developing device joint mechanism 34 include joint members 33a and 34a (see FIG. 2) that can be connected to the rotating shaft of the photosensitive drum 9, the rotating shaft of the developing device 11, and the joint members 33a and 34a.
- Drive gears 33 b and 34 b (see FIG. 3) that are moved to a connection position protruding from each opening of the inner plate 22 and a connection release position retracted in the housing 21 are provided.
- the drive gears 33 b and 34 b are arranged to mesh with the idle gear 31.
- the drive gears 33b and 34b are rotated via the idle gear 31, and the joint members 33a and 34a are moved to the connection position and the connection release position.
- the joint members 33a and 34a are connected to the respective rotation shafts to rotate the rotation shaft.
- the joint members 33a and 34a are separated from the respective rotation shafts, and the photosensitive drums 9 and The developing device 11 can be attached to and detached from the printer main body 2.
- FIGS. 4 is a sectional view of the idle gear and the inner plate
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bearing portion
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the deep drawing machine
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the idle gear.
- a bottomed cylindrical bearing 41 is formed to protrude from the inner plate 22 at a position where the idle gear 31 is disposed.
- the bearing portion 41 has a cylindrical side wall portion 42 erected substantially vertically from the surface of the inner plate 22 and a circular bottom wall portion 43.
- a circular opening 43 a is formed at the center of the bottom wall portion 43.
- the bearing portion 41 is formed by deep drawing the inner plate 22 using a deep drawing machine 90 as shown in FIG.
- the deep drawing machine 90 includes a cylindrical upper die 91 and a lower die 92 having a concave portion with a circular planar shape.
- a sheet metal 22 ′ that is the material of the inner plate 22 is disposed between the upper mold 91 and the lower mold 92, and the upper mold 91 is lowered toward the lower mold 92, whereby a bottomed cylindrical bearing is provided on the sheet metal 22 ′.
- Part 41 is formed.
- the idle gear 31 includes a disc-shaped substrate portion 51 having a predetermined thickness and a predetermined thickness erected almost vertically from the outer edge of one surface of the substrate portion 51.
- radially extending gear teeth 52a are formed at a predetermined pitch.
- the rotary shaft portion 53 has an inner diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the side wall portion 42 of the bearing portion 41 formed on the inner plate 22 and can be fitted to the bearing portion 41. Further, the rotary shaft portion 53 is formed higher than the height of the bearing portion 41 and higher than the outer peripheral portion 52. A tapered inclined surface 53 a is formed on the inner edge of the distal end surface of the rotating shaft portion 53.
- the boss portion 54 has a height that is approximately half the height of the rotary shaft portion 53 and an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 43 a of the bearing portion 41.
- a claw portion 55 protruding diagonally in the radial direction is formed.
- a tapered inclined surface 55 a is formed on the outer edge of the tip surface of the claw portion 55.
- the claw portion 55 is formed such that the distance between the claw portions 55 in plan view is larger than the inner diameter of the opening 43 a of the bearing portion 41.
- the idle gear 31 is formed by injection molding using a plastic material, for example.
- the rotating shaft portion 53 of the idle gear 31 is fitted to the bearing portion 41.
- the tip portion of the boss portion 54 is fitted into the opening 43a of the bottom wall portion 43, and the inclined surface 55a of the claw portion 55 comes into contact with the periphery of the opening 43a.
- the rotating shaft portion 53 is further fitted, the inclined surface 55a of the claw portion 55 is pressed around the opening 43a, and the boss portion 54 is opened while being elastically deformed so as to be compressed in the radial direction by the claw portion 55. Enter 43a.
- the boss portion 54 When the claw portion 55 completely enters the opening 43a, the boss portion 54 is elastically deformed to the original state, and the claw portion 55 engages with a portion around the opening 43a of the bearing portion 41.
- the bearing part 41 fits in the rotating shaft part 53 of the idle gear 31, and the idle gear 31 is rotatably supported by the bearing part 41. At this time, the bearing portion 41 is almost entirely fitted in the rotation shaft portion 53 in the height direction, and the front end surface of the rotation shaft portion 53 is close to the inner plate 22.
- the idle gear 31 rotates around the rotating shaft portion 53 fitted to the bearing portion 41. At this time, the inner peripheral surface of the rotating shaft portion 53 of the idle gear 31 and the outer peripheral surface of the side wall portion 42 of the bearing portion 41 slide. Further, since the idle gear 31 is prevented from coming off from the bearing portion 41 by the respective claw portions 55 of the boss portion 54, the idle gear 31 rotates without causing dropping from the bearing portion 41.
- the idle gear 31 can be supported on the inner plate 22 in a cantilevered manner so as not to drop off, so that the space for the rotational force transmission mechanism 20 can be saved.
- the color printer 1 can be miniaturized. Furthermore, since the bearing part 41 is formed by deep drawing of the sheet metal material, the number of parts and the process of forming the bearing part can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the claw portion 55 is provided integrally with the idle gear 31 to prevent the bearing 41 from falling off, it is not necessary to add new parts for preventing the falling off. Further, since the boss portion 54 is cylindrical, the boss portion 54 is easily compressed when the claw portion 55 is engaged with the bearing portion 41, and the claw portion 55 is easily engaged with the bearing portion 41.
- the boss portion 54 formed with the claw portion 55 prevents the idle gear 31 from coming off from the bearing portion 41, but other methods may be used to prevent the idle gear 31 from coming off. it can.
- an annular concave portion and an annular convex portion that can be fitted are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the side wall portion 42 of the bearing portion 41 and the inner peripheral surface of the rotating shaft portion 53 of the idle gear 31, and the convex portion and the concave portion are provided.
- the bearing portion 41 and the rotary shaft portion 53 can be prevented from coming off.
- the boss portion 54 in which the claw portion 55 is formed the rotary shaft portion 53 and the bearing portion 41 can be engaged using a retaining pin.
- the caulking pin 101 is prepared and the caulking pin 101 is attached to the base plate 102.
- the bearing portion 41 can be formed only by performing a deep drawing process on the base plate. Therefore, compared with the method using the crimp pin 101, the number of parts and the forming process can be reduced, and the rotational force transmission mechanism can be reduced in cost.
- FIGS. 8 to 11B are cross-sectional views of the rotational force transmission mechanism
- FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state where the idle gear is supported
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the idle gear
- FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view of the idle gear along AA
- FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of an idle gear.
- the rotational force transmission mechanism 60 has a housing 63 composed of an inner plate 61 and an outer plate 62 arranged to face each other.
- the inner plate 61 and the outer plate 62 are made of a sheet metal material.
- a first gear 65, a second gear 66, and an idle gear 67 are disposed in the housing 63.
- the first gear 65 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 68 installed between the inner plate 61 and the outer plate 62.
- the second gear 66 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 69 provided between the inner plate 61 and the outer plate 62 on the side of the first gear 65.
- the idle gear 67 is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 70 formed on the outer plate 62 between the first gear 65 and the second gear 66.
- the bearing portion 70 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape protruding from the outer plate 62 by deep drawing.
- the bearing portion 70 has a substantially cylindrical side wall portion 71 standing from the surface of the outer plate 62 and a circular bottom wall portion 72.
- the side wall 71 has a base 71a that rises while curving in a quarter arc shape in a side view so that the diameter decreases from the surface of the outer plate 62 toward the bottom wall 72, and from the tip of the base 71a. And a cylindrical tip 71b substantially perpendicular to the surface of the outer plate 62.
- a circular opening 72 a is formed in the center of the bottom wall portion 72.
- the idle gear 67 has a disc-shaped substrate portion 81 having a predetermined thickness and a predetermined thickness erected almost vertically from the outer edge of one surface of the substrate portion 81.
- a pair of projecting piece portions 84 erected substantially perpendicularly to the substrate portion 81 from a diagonal position across the substrate.
- gear teeth 82a extending radially excluding the tip portion are formed at a predetermined pitch.
- the outer peripheral part 82 has a height higher than that of the bearing part 70.
- the rotary shaft 83 has an inner diameter that is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the tip 71b of the side wall 71 of the bearing 70, and can be fitted to the tip 71b. Further, the rotation shaft portion 83 has a lower height than the outer peripheral portion 82. Between the rotating shaft part 83 and the outer peripheral part 82, radially extending ribs 85 are formed at equal intervals with a predetermined center angle.
- the rib 85 includes an inclined surface 85a that is inclined in a direction in which the height increases from the front end of the inner peripheral surface of the rotation shaft portion 83 toward the outer side, and a horizontal plane that extends substantially parallel to the substrate portion 81 from the front end edge of the inclined surface 85a. 85b.
- the pair of projecting piece portions 84 have substantially the same height as the rotation shaft portion 83, and extend in parallel to leg portions 86, and claw portions 87 projecting radially outward from the tips of the leg portions 86.
- the front end surface 86a of the leg portion 86 is formed so as to form a part of a circle having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 72a of the bearing portion 70.
- the claw portion 87 is formed with an inclined surface 87 a that tapers toward the tip end surface 86 a of the leg portion 86.
- the leg portion 86 is formed such that the distance between the outer surfaces is smaller than the opening 72 a of the bearing portion 70, and the claw portion 87 is formed such that the distance between the outer edges is larger than the opening 72 a of the bearing portion 70.
- the pair of protrusions 84 are elastically deformed to the original state, and the claw portion 87 engages with a portion around the opening 72a. Then, the portion of the idle gear 67 near the tip of the rotating shaft portion 83 is fitted with the tip portion 71 b of the side wall portion 71 of the bearing portion 70. In this example, the rotation of the idle gear 67 causes the inner peripheral surface of the portion near the tip of the rotary shaft portion 83 and the outer peripheral surface of the tip portion 71 b of the side wall portion 71 of the bearing portion 70 to slide. .
- the idle gear 67 is overlapped with the first gear 65 and the second gear 66 in the height direction of the housing 63 (the direction of the rotation axis of each gear). Can be arranged. That is, when designing the arrangement of the gears in the rotational force transmission mechanism 60, the gears can be arranged using not only the plane but also the space in the height direction. Therefore, the space for the rotational force transmission mechanism 60 can be saved.
- the rotary shaft portion 83 and the bearing portion 70 do not need to be fitted over the entire area in the axial direction, and may be fitted to a part in the axial direction as in this embodiment.
- the area of the sliding portion between the rotary shaft portion 83 and the bearing portion 70 becomes narrow, and the load due to sliding can be reduced. Therefore, durability of the idle gear 67 and the bearing part 70 can be improved, and the reliability of the rotational force transmission mechanism 60 can be improved.
- the bearing part 70 can be formed more simply.
- the pair of projecting piece portions 74 are individually deformed, the pair of projecting piece portions 74 can be easily deformed when the claw portion 87 is engaged with the bearing portion 70, and the claw portion 87 is supported by the bearing. There is also an advantage that the portion 70 can be easily engaged.
- FIG. 12 shows a modification of the bearing portion 70 of the rotational force transmission mechanism 60 according to the second embodiment.
- a cylindrical base portion 71a in which the side wall portion 71 rises substantially vertically from the outer plate 62, and a truncated cone-shaped tip portion 71b that is inclined so that the diameter decreases from the tip of the base portion 71a. are formed.
- the rotating shaft portion 53 of the idle gear 31 When the rotating shaft portion 53 of the idle gear 31 is fitted to such a bearing portion 70, the rotating shaft portion 53 has an inner peripheral surface near the tip of the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 71 a of the side wall portion 71 of the bearing portion 70. It fits into the surface and is separated from the outer peripheral surface of the tip 71b. As the idle gear 31 rotates, the inner peripheral surface of the portion near the tip of the rotating shaft portion 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 71 a of the side wall portion 71 of the bearing portion 70 slide.
- the tip portion of the side wall portion 71 of the bearing portion 70 is formed at the corner between the inner surface of the substrate portion 51 and the rotating shaft portion 53. You may form the inclined surface 53a which opposes 71b by predetermined spacing.
- the area of the sliding portion between the rotating shaft portion 53 and the bearing portion 70 becomes narrow, and the load due to sliding can be reduced. Furthermore, there is an advantage that when the bearing portion 70 is formed from a sheet metal material, it is easy to remove the mold.
- the rotational force transmission mechanism of the present embodiment is applied to the color printer 1
- the rotational force is transmitted via a rotational member supported by a base plate such as a recording / reproducing apparatus or an audio apparatus.
- the rotational force transmission mechanism of the present embodiment can be applied to equipment and equipment having a configuration to do so.
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- 駆動源からの回転力をベース板に支持された回転部材を介して被駆動部材に伝達する回転力伝達機構であって、
前記ベース板には、深絞り加工によって有底円筒状に突出した軸受部が形成されており、前記回転部材には、前記軸受部に嵌合可能な円筒状の回転軸部が形成されており、
前記回転部材は、前記回転軸部と前記軸受部とが摺動しながら回転するように前記ベース板に支持されている、回転力伝達機構。 - 前記軸受部には、前記底部の中央に開口が形成されており、
前記回転軸部には、該回転軸部の内側において該回転軸部と同軸上に設けられると共に前記開口に挿通可能な突出部が形成されており、該突出部は、前記開口の内径よりも大径であって径方向に弾性変形可能な爪部を有し、
前記爪部が前記軸受部に係合することにより、前記回転部材の前記軸受部からの脱落が防止される、請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。 - 前記軸受部と前記回転軸部とは、前記軸受部及び前記回転軸部の軸方向の少なくとも一部の部分で摺動するように設けられている、請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記軸受部は、前記底部に向かって縮径するように側面視円弧状に前記ベース板から立ち上がる基部と、前記ベース板に対して略垂直な先部と、を有する、請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記軸受部は、前記ベース板から略垂直に立ち上がる基部と、前記底部に向かって縮径するように傾斜した円錐台状の先部と、を有する請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記回転部材は、前記回転軸部の外側において該回転軸部と同軸上に設けられて外周面に沿ってギア歯が形成された外周部を有し、前記回転軸部と前記外周部との間には複数のリブが放射状に形成されている、請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記突出部は、前記ベース板から立設された一対の突片を有し、該一対の突片の先端に前記爪部が形成されている、請求項2に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記回転部材はアイドルギアであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 前記被駆動部材は感光体ドラムの回転軸及び現像器の回転軸を含み、前記アイドルギアは、前記感光体ドラムの回転軸に設けられたギア及び前記現像器の回転軸に設けられたギアに係合する、請求項8に記載の回転力伝達機構。
- 請求項1に記載の回転力伝達機構を備えていることを特徴とする画像形成装置。
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