US Patent Issued to KYOCERA Document Solutions on June 10 for "Drive transmission mechanism, and fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,677, issued on June 10, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Drive transmission mechanism, and fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same" was invented by Hirotaka Ishida (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive transmission mechanism includes a first ratchet mechanism, a second ratchet mechanism, and a link member. The first ratchet mechanism includes a first drive input gear, a first drive output gear, and a first coupling member. The second ratchet mechanism includes a second drive input gear, a second drive output gear, and a second coupling member. The link member, due to...