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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Horita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Nishiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kyohei Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Hamanishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording device includes: a drive source; a driven portion having a driven gear; a drive transmission mechanism having a drive gear driven by the drive source and capable of swing between a first position where the drive gear is engaged with the driven gear and a second position where the drive gear is not engaged with the driven gear; and a regulating mechanism capable of swing between a regulating position where swing of the drive transmission mechanism is regulated and a non-regulating position where the swing of the drive transmission mechanism is not regulated. In the recording device, the regulating mechanism is capable of swing around a rotation axis of the driven gear.