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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Kenji Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Uji, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Uji, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drive transmission device includes a first rotary body coupled to a drive source, a second rotary body that receives a drive force transmitted from the drive source, a coupling that couples the first rotary body and the second rotary body, and a spring that presses the coupling toward the second rotary body. Each of the first rotary body and the second rotary body includes a plurality of grooves. The coupling has axially opposed first end and second end coupled to the first rotary body and the second rotary body, respectively. The coupling includes a plurality of couplers on a circumferential surface of each of the first end and the second end. The plurality of couplers are axially movable into and out of the plurality of grooves of each of the first rotary body and the second rotary body. The coupling has a spherical end face at the second end.