Pressure-applying device, transfer device, and image forming apparatus
US8095056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1623
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure-applying device includes a swingable unit body, a roller, an opposing member, a pressure-applying unit, and a drive-force transmitting unit. A swinging center of the unit body is set at a position distinct from a rotation center of the drive-force transmitting unit. A direction of action of driving force of the driving unit substantially coincides with a line joining the swinging center and a point at which pressure application force is applied by the pressure-applying unit. A direction of action of the pressure application force is substantially orthogonal to the direction of action of the driving force.
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