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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1998
Toru Makino, Hachioji, JP;
Tadashi Miwa, Hachioji, JP;
Naoto Tokutake, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Hamaya, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a rotational body. The apparatus includes: the rotating body such as a photoreceptor drum; a driver for driving the rotating body; the first member, provided in a driving transmission path of the driving force, for transmitting the driving force from the driving source to the rotating body, and for elastically deforming itself so as to control a natural frequency value of a driving system including the rotating body and driving source; and the second member, provided in the driving transmission path of the driving force, for controlling damping characteristics of the driving system.