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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Itoh, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a developing roller, first and second motors, a drive-train having a drive switching unit, and a development switching unit. The drive-train transmits a driving force of the first motor to the developing roller. The second motor drives the drive switching unit and the development switching. The drive switching unit switches between a driving force transmission state and a driving force non-transmission state. The development switching unit switches between a developing roller-photosensitive member contact state and a developing roller-photosensitive member separated state, and operates with an operation of the drive switching unit. When the drive switching unit transitions from the non-transmission to the transmission state and a detected magnitude of a current flowing through the first motor has changed, the second motor is stopped before the developing roller is brought into contact with the photosensitive member while driving the first motor.