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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Shibuya, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a driven member, a frame body, a driving source, and a drive transmission unit including a gear train including a first gear configured to rotate by the driving force from the driving source, and a gear cover configured to cover the gear train. The gear cover includes an outer surface that extends in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to a rotational axis direction of the first gear, and a first concave portion. The first gear includes a shaft portion that passes through a first hole formed on the first concave portion. A downstream end, in the second direction, of the shaft portion is arranged upstream of a virtual surface in the second direction.