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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasumasa Kido, Chiba, JP;
Masato Yamaoka, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a driving unit configured to apply a driving force to a photosensitive drum, in which the driving unit includes a first driving frame hold a shaft joint side of a driving gear, a second driving frame hold a side opposite to the shaft joint side of the driving gear and be located coaxially with the first through-hole, a first driving frame wall portion extend in an axial direction of the driving gear toward the second driving frame, and a second driving frame wall portion extend in the axial direction toward the first driving frame, and an elastic member is compressed and held in a gap between the first driving frame wall portion and the second driving frame wall portion.