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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2000
Masanori Yamamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has first to fourth photoconductor drums, a driving source (i.e, motor), a transmitting member for transmitting power of the driving source to the photoconductor drums to rotate the photoconductor drums (i.e, gears and belts), a first restricting member being rotatably held and being coupled to the first and second photoconductor drums to restrict rotations of the first and second photoconductor drums (i.e, gear), the first restricting member being a member different from the transmitting member and a second restricting member being rotatably held and being coupled to the third and fourth photoconductor drums to restrict rotations of the third and fourth photoconductor drums (i.e, gear), and the second restricting member being a member different from the transmitting member.