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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shota Makita, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A spacing device includes a spacing member that spaces first and second rotating bodies having first and second shaft portions, respectively, apart from each other. The spacing member is provided on the second shaft portion and includes a supporting portion that supports the first rotating body; and an opening through which the second shaft portion extends and including an idling portion that allows a hook part of the second shaft portion to rotate idle, and a catching portion that catches the hook part. The first and second rotating bodies are spaced apart when the hook part is in the catching portion and the first rotating body is supported by the supporting portion. The first and second rotating bodies are allowed to rotate when the spacing member rotates until the supporting portion is oriented downward in a direction of gravitational force and the hook part moves to the idling portion.