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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Kiyonori Yamamoto, Osaki, JP;
Masaki Murashima, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiro Fukuma, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Mizuno, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a driven unit, a coupling mechanism, a driving lever and a locking mechanism. The driven unit is configured to be supported slidably between a storage position and a pull-out position. The driving unit is driven by a driving force from a driving source. The coupling mechanism is configured to be switchable between a transmission state and a transmission release state. The driving lever is slidable between a transmission position and a transmission release position. The locking mechanism is configured to prevent the sliding of the driving lever from the transmission release position toward the transmission position. The sliding of the driving lever from the transmission release position into the transmission state can be permitted by the sliding of the driven unit from the pull-out position into the storage position.