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Driving device and image forming apparatus

US8113079B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2008
Grant dateFeb 14, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19991
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A driving device includes a shaft member and a driven gear rotatably disposed to the shaft member that is formed to be fixed to a surface plate member inside the driving device. The shaft member is provided with a flow passage for air penetrating along a shaft line thereof. A cavity is formed in a bearing member of the driven gear to be spaced from the shaft member.

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