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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Makoto Kitahara, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rotating force transmitting apparatus includes: a first and a second transmitting devices for transmitting rotating forces to a first and a second rotary members, wherein the first and the second transmitting devices include a first and a second clutches for intermittently transmitting the rotating forces; a common driving device for imparting the rotating forces to the first and the second transmitting devices, wherein the second clutch can be switched from the turned-off state thereof to the turned-on state thereof for rotating the second rotary member when the first rotary member is rotating with the first clutch being turned on; and a permitting device for permitting the transmission of a rotating force only in a normal rotational direction of the driving device to the first transmitting device.