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Drive apparatus and image forming apparatus

US10526150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2018
Grant dateJan 7, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1313
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive apparatus according to the present invention includes a first motor that transmits power to a rotating shaft of a conveyance roller for conveying a sheet, a second motor that transmits power to the rotating shaft of the conveyance roller, a storage that stores information indicating the driving force of the second motor during a period in which the conveyance roller conveys the sheet; and a controller that drives the second motor with the driving force indicated by the information during a period when the conveyance roller conveys the sheet, wherein the controller changes the information stored in the storage according to a load applied to the conveyance roller during the period when the conveyance roller conveys the sheet, and drives the second motor with a driving force indicated by the information after the change during a period when the conveyance roller conveys a next sheet.

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