Patent ID: 7891264
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B41J,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A driving mechanism for a carrier that is movable relative to a main apparatus body, comprising: a driving portion disposed in the carrier; first and second drive transmission units disposed in the carrier and being rotationally driven by the driving portion; a third drive transmission unit disposed in the main apparatus body and being engageable with the first drive transmission unit; a fourth drive transmission unit disposed in the main apparatus body and being engageable with the second drive transmission unit; and a fifth drive transmission unit disposed between the third drive transmission unit and the fourth drive transmission unit, wherein the carrier is movable to a first region, a second region, and a third region, the first region being where the first drive transmission unit engages with the third drive transmission unit, the second region being where the second drive transmission unit engages with the fourth drive transmission unit, the third region being where the first drive transmission unit and the second drive transmission unit engage with the fifth drive transmission unit, wherein the second drive transmission unit is separated from the third drive transmission unit when the carrier is in the first region, and wherein the first drive transmission unit is separated from the fourth drive transmission unit when the carrier is in the second region.