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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Naoya Kamimura, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshito Takakuwa, Aisai, JP;
Inventors:
Naoya Kamimura, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshito Takakuwa, Aisai, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A swinging gear is constructed to be swingable in accordance with the rotational direction of a main gear. A first gear train is arranged to drive a black developing unit by meshing with the swinging gear when the main gear is rotated in a first direction. A second gear train is arranged to drive developing units for colors such as yellow by meshing with the swinging gear when the main gear is rotated in a second direction reverse to the first direction.