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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shoichi Kan, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium by a recording head includes a drive source rotatable in forward and reverse directions, and a drive changeover device for transmitting the driving force of the drive source. The drive changeover device drives a first mechanism by the rotation of the drive source in the forward direction, drives a second mechanism by the rotation of the drive source in the reverse direction, and prevents the malfunctioning of the second mechanism even when the first mechanism is driven by the rotation of the drive source in the reverse direction.