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Image forming apparatus with a pressure development unit

US5140378A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1990
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2227/325
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a pressure development unit having a pair of press rollers, an eccentric cam for regulating the pressure, and a power transmission unit for transmitting a driving force to the eccentric cam, in which the power transmission unit includes a one-way clutch providing only one directional path for the power transmission.

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