Unidirectional clutch and electrophotographic image forming apparatus employing the same
US10048639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1657
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An unidirectional clutch including: a first rotating member including an accommodation portion; a second rotating member provided on a same axis as the first rotating member and including a latch portion; and a latch member including a latch arm and accommodated in the accommodation portion so as to pivot to a locking position, wherein the latch arm is caught at the latch portion, or to a releasing position, wherein the latch arm is released from the latch portion, according to a rotation direction of the first rotating member, wherein the latch member does not rotate in the accommodation portion, and a location of a pivot center of the latch member changes when pivoting to the locking position or to the releasing position.
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