| US 7,616,915 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus having a force-converting mechanism to detach a rotary body | ||
| Kazuhiro Shimojima, Ibaraki (Japan); Yoshitaka Fujinuma, Ibaraki (Japan); Susumu Tateyama, Ibaraki (Japan); and Yukinori Sakuma, Ibaraki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 04, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/867,410. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-298246 (JP), filed on Nov. 01, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0101818 A1, May 01, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—117 [399/110] | 12 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a rotary body;
a supporting member that detachably and rotatably supports a portion of the rotary body, the rotary body being detachable
from the supporting member when moved in a detachment direction;
a rotatable member that rotates around a rotation axis of the rotary body, rotation of the rotatable member being independent
of rotation of the rotary body; and
a force-converting mechanism that converts a rotation force generated by the rotation of the rotatable member into a force
whereby the rotary body moves in the detachment direction thereby detaching from the supporting member.
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