IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH DEVELOPER RECOVERY CONTAINER

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a developer recovery container having a rotatable member; an attachment structural section to which the container is detachably attached; and a rotation transmission mechanism disposed in the attachment structural section and connected to the rotatable member to transmit rotational driving force thereto when the container is attached. The mechanism includes a shaft extending in a direction of movement occurring when the container is attached and detached, a rotationally-driven stationary transmission member, a displacement transmission member attached to the shaft and rotationally shifting in an axial direction thereof in conjunction with the movement, and a moving member moving the displacement member toward the stationary member. The displacement member connects to and disconnects from the stationary member when the container is attached and detached, respectively. The container has a stopper that moves the moving member toward the stationary member when the container is attached.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a developer recovery container that has a rotatable member; an attachment structural section to which the developer recovery container is detachably attached; and a rotation transmission mechanism that is disposed in one area of the attachment structural section and that is connected to the rotatable member and transmits rotational driving force to the rotatable member when the developer recovery container is attached, wherein the rotation transmission mechanism includes
a shaft that extends in a direction of movement occurring when the developer recovery container is attached and detached,a stationary transmission member that is disposed in a positionally fixed state and that is rotationally driven,a displacement transmission member that is attached to the shaft such that the displacement transmission member rotates and shifts in an axial direction of the shaft in conjunction with the movement occurring when the developer recovery container is attached and detached, the displacement transmission member shifting toward and connecting to the stationary transmission member when the developer recovery container is attached, the displacement transmission member shifting away from and disconnecting from the stationary transmission member when the developer recovery container is detached, anda moving member that moves the displacement transmission member toward the stationary transmission member, and wherein the developer recovery container has a stopper that comes into contact with the moving member and that moves the moving member toward the stationary transmission member when the developer recovery container is attached.