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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor drum and a drive device. A latent image is to be formed on the photoconductor drum. The drive device drives the photoconductor drum. The drive device includes a motor, a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a metal belt. The drive pulley is provided for the motor. The driven pulley is provided for the photoconductor drum. The metal belt is wrapped around the drive pulley and the driven pulley.