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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Hirotaka Ishida, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier, a developing unit, a moving mechanism, and a drive input gear. The developing unit, including a development container and a developer carrier, is supported so as to be swingable among a contact position, a first separate position, and a second separate position. The moving mechanism reciprocates the developing unit between the contact position and the second separate position. The drive input gear inputs, to the developing unit, driving force for driving rotation of the developer carrier. While the developing unit is in the contact position or the first separate position, the drive transmission gear is engaged with the drive input gear. While the developing unit is being moved from the first separate position to the second separate position, the drive transmission gear is separated from the drive input gear.