Patent ID: 9715207
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F16H,G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing provided with a sheet cassette attachment portion defining an attachment space; an image forming unit provided in the housing and configured to form an image on a sheet; a drive source configured to supply a drive force; a sheet cassette movable between an attached position at which the sheet cassette is attached to the sheet cassette attachment portion and a detached position at which the sheet cassette is detached from the sheet cassette attachment portion, the sheet cassette comprising: a conveyer roller exposed to the attachment space, and configured to receive the drive force from the drive source to impart a conveying force to the sheet; and a drive force transmission mechanism configured to be coupled to the plate-elevating gear in a state where the sheet cassette is at the attached position to transmit the drive force to the plate-elevating gear, the drive force transmission mechanism being also configured to transmit the drive force to the conveyer roller, the drive force transmission mechanism comprising: