Patent ID: 9042804
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which comprises a main body, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit to form an image on a printing medium; a plate disposed in a side of the main body to load the printing medium in an opening state; a pickup unit which picks up the printing medium disposed on the plate by using a driven gear disposed on a rotation shaft of the pickup unit, the driven gear rotating in forward and backward directions; a single driving motor which drives the image forming unit and the driven gear; a driving force regulating unit which intermittently transmits a driving force of the single driving motor to the pickup unit; and a control unit which controls the driven gear to rotate in the backward direction such that the driving force of the single driving motor is prevented from being transmitted to the driven gear when the printing medium on the plate is completely picked up.