Driving device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same

US9506530B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9506530-B2
Application numberUS-201514930781-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 3, 2015
Priority dateNov 20, 2014
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A driving device includes a first rotary shaft, a second rotary shaft, a drive-transmission device including a plurality of drive-transmission paths, a first output target rotary body, and a second output target rotary body. The plurality of drive-transmission paths selectively transmits a drive force from the first rotary shaft to the second rotary shaft via any one of the plurality of drive-transmission paths. The first output target rotary body is mounted on the first rotary shaft to receive the drive force from the first rotary shaft. The second output target rotary body is mounted on the second rotary shaft to receive the drive force from the second rotary shaft.

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What is claimed is: 1. A driving device comprising: a first rotary shaft; a second rotary shaft; a drive-transmission device including a plurality of drive-transmission paths to selectively transmit a drive force from the first rotary shaft to the second rotary shaft via any one of the plurality of drive-transmission paths; a first output target rotary body mounted on the first rotary shaft; and a second output target rotary body mounted on the second rotary shaft, where…

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What does patent US9506530B2 cover?
A driving device includes a first rotary shaft, a second rotary shaft, a drive-transmission device including a plurality of drive-transmission paths, a first output target rotary body, and a second output target rotary body. The plurality of drive-transmission paths selectively transmits a drive force from the first rotary shaft to the second rotary shaft via any one of the plurality of drive-t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matsuda Naoki, Ishida Masahiro, Ricoh Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G21/1647. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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