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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Fuchigami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive transmission mechanism includes plural gears having meshing teeth and a recessed or projecting portion provided on a side surface of at least one of the gears. The side surface crosses a rotation axis of the at least one of the gears. The recessed or projecting portion is at least one of a cavity and a protrusion having a ridge that extends so as to follow an outline of at least one of the teeth and that serves as a marking for measuring wear of the at least one of the teeth.