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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Kodo, Shizuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a first supporting unit and a second supporting unit, a first drive source, and a first and a second transmission unit. The first drive source is configured to provide a first drive force in a first direction and a second drive force in a second direction. When the first drive source provides the first drive force, the first transmission unit allows the first supporting unit to move by transmission of the first drive force and allows the second supporting unit to be in a stopped state by non-transmission of the first drive force. When the first drive source provides the second drive force, the second transmission unit allows the second supporting unit to move by transmission of the second drive force and allows the first supporting unit to be in a stopped state by non-transmission of the second drive force.