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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Naoki Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/20 (2006.01); F16H 55/17 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/20 (2013.01); F16H 55/17 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); G03G 15/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive device includes a bracket, a fixed shaft, and a drive transmitter. The fixed shaft is fixed to the bracket and has a groove. The drive transmitter is rotatably mounted on the fixed shaft. The drive transmitter includes an opening through which the fixed shaft is inserted, and a projection disposed on an inner circumference of the opening and configured to fit into the groove of the fixed shaft. The drive transmitter is configured to hold the fixed shaft over a range including both ends of the opening in a thrust direction of the drive transmitter with the drive transmitter being attached to the fixed shaft.