Electrophotography – Having particular structure – Modular or displaceable
Patent
1996-04-17
1997-05-27
Brase, Sandra L.
Electrophotography
Having particular structure
Modular or displaceable
399107, G03G 1500
Patent
active
056341784
ABSTRACT:
A gear unit usable with an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, an image fixing unit for fixing on a recording material a toner image formed on the image bearing member and transferred to the recording material from the image bearing member, and a feeder for feeding the recording material, the gear unit includes an image bearing member driving gear for transmitting a driving force to the image bearing member; fixing device driving gear for transmitting a driving force to the fixing unit; a feed drive gear for transmitting a driving force to the feeder: a supporting member for supporting the image bearing member driving gear, the image fixing device driving gear and the feed driving gear.
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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 017, No. 99, Feb. 1993, for Kokai No. 4-292341, published Oct. 1992.
Adachi Nobukazu
Azuma Jun
Hamada Tatsuo
Ishikawa Noriyoshi
Kubota Takeshi
Brase Sandra L.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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