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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Haruyuki Honda, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Matsuyama, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Fujiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Osaka, JP;
Ippei Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Toshikane Nishii, Osaka, JP;
Mizuna Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyoshi Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Takahira, Tokyo, JP;
Haruyuki Honda, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Matsuyama, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Fujiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Osaka, JP;
Ippei Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Toshikane Nishii, Osaka, JP;
Mizuna Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyoshi Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Takahira, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device is disclosed. The device includes a toner-image forming unit which forms a toner image; a transfer unit; a fixing unit; a paper-output unit; a drive unit; a first drive-power transmission gear; a second drive-power transmission gear; a gear housing; a first positioning unit which positions the fixing unit relative to a device body; and a second positioning unit. The second positioning unit positions the paper-output unit relative to the device body in the direction of a gap between the first drive-power transmission gear and the second drive-power transmission gear by engaging the gear housing with the device body.