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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuaki Sukegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Takanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Hamanishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drive transmission mechanism of a recording apparatus includes a first transmission member that is rotated by a drive force from a drive source, a second transmission member by the drive force from the first transmission member so as to be rotated in a first direction and in a second direction, a third transmission member by the drive force from the second transmission member so as to be rotated, and a support member having a first region that receives a first pressing force from the second transmission member rotated in the first direction and a second region that receives a second pressing force from the second transmission member rotated in the second direction. The support member has grooves disposed on an upstream side of the first region in the first direction and on an upstream side of the second region in the second direction.