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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sasaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akinori Yokota, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a drive source, an object configured to be driven by the drive source, and a drive transmission mechanism including a driving member, a driven member, an intermediate member, an urging member, and an actuating portion. The intermediate member is configured to move in an axial direction. The intermediate member includes a shaft portion extending in the axial direction, and a positioning portion configured to determine a position of the driven member in a direction orthogonal to the axis. The shaft portion includes a receiving portion configured to receive a force. The receiving portion is positioned inward of the positioning portion in a radial direction of rotation of the intermediate member.