发明名称 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
摘要 There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body and a cartridge having an image carrier and a first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier. The main body includes a second coupling, a rotator and a receiving member. The second coupling is configured to rotate together with the first coupling about a rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling. The rotator includes gear teeth. The rotator is configured to rotate the second coupling in response to receiving the drive force from the drive source, and to rotate together with the second coupling about the rotation axis coaxially with the second coupling. The rotator, which is configured to rotate about the rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier, overlaps with the receiving member when viewed from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis.
申请公布号 US2016054698(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.02.25
申请号 US201514825674 申请日期 2015.08.13
申请人 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 SATO Shougo
分类号 G03G15/00 主分类号 G03G15/00
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body including a drive source; and a cartridge including an image carrier configured to carry a developer image thereon and a first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier, and configured to be mounted to and removed from the main body, wherein the main body includes: a second coupling configured to engage with and disengage from the first coupling, the second coupling configured to rotate together with the first coupling about a rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling when the second coupling engages with the first coupling;a rotator including gear teeth disposed on a peripheral surface thereof, and configured to rotate the second coupling in response to receiving the drive force from the drive source and to rotate together with the second coupling about the rotation axis coaxially with the second coupling; anda receiving member configured to receive a recording medium discharged outside the main body, and wherein the rotator, which is configured to rotate about the rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier, overlaps with the receiving member when viewed from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis.
地址 Nagoya-shi JP