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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiko Mizuno, Osaka, JP;
Yuki Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1657 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a driving source including only a first driving motor and a second driving motor; a first transfer system that transfers a first driving force generated by the first driving motor; and a second transfer system that transfers a second driving force generated by the second driving motor. The first transfer system transfers the first driving force only to each image carrier and each developing roller. The second transfer system transfers the second driving force to at least a belt driving roller of an intermediate transfer unit, a fixing roller, and a sheet conveyance roller.