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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Hidehisa Konishi, Osaka, JP;
Hidehisa Konishi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A driving mechanism includes: a looped metallic transmission belt; a first shaft member; a second shaft member; and a pulley that is connected to the second shaft member so as to be rotatable about a second rotational axis, in which the first shaft member includes: a rotatably supported portion that is disposed at one end; and an extended portion that is disposed at another end so as to be continuous with the rotatably supported portion, in which a portion between the contact portion and the rotatably supported portion is flexurally deformed, the extended portion being rotatable about a diagonal rotational axis that is inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the first rotational axis, and the pulley includes a inclined outer surface that is inclined, such that a portion that is most separated from the first shaft member is substantially parallel with the extended portion.