TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A transport mechanism includes a transport path along which a recording medium is transported, a contact member with which a leading end of the recording medium, which is to be transported along the transport path, is brought into contact, the contact member being capable of moving to a contact position at which the leading end of the recording medium is brought into contact with the contact member or to a retracting position at which the contact member retracts from the transport path, a transport member that transports the recording medium, which has been brought into contact with the contact member, to downstream in a transport direction of the recording medium while rotating in a normal direction, and a rotational force transmission member that transmits a rotational force of the transport member to the contact member and causes the contact member to move to the contact position or the retracting position.

主权项

1. A transport mechanism comprising:
a transport path along which a recording medium is transported; a contact member with which a leading end of the recording medium, which is to be transported along the transport path, is brought into contact, the contact member being capable of moving to a contact position at which the leading end of the recording medium is brought into contact with the contact member or to a retracting position at which the contact member retracts from the transport path; a transport member that transports the recording medium, which has been brought into contact with the contact member, to downstream in a transport direction of the recording medium while the transport member rotating in a normal direction; and a rotational force transmission member that transmits a rotational force of the transport member to the contact member and causes the contact member to move to the contact position or the retracting position.