Drive transmission mechanism and recording apparatus including drive transmission mechanism

1 . A drive transmission mechanism for use in a recording apparatus, the drive transmission mechanism comprising:

a drive source;

a first transmission member that is rotated by a drive force from the drive source;

a second transmission member that receives the drive force from the first transmission member so as to be rotated in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a third transmission member that receives the drive force from the second transmission member so as to be rotated; and

a support member inserted through a shaft hole of the second transmission member and having an outer peripheral surface, which includes a first region that receives a first pressing force from the second transmission member rotated in the first direction and which includes a second region that receives a second pressing force from the second transmission member rotated in the second direction,

wherein the support member has a groove disposed on an upstream side of the first region in the first direction and on an upstream side of the second region in the second direction,

wherein the first region is formed as a result of decentering of the shaft hole in a third direction with respect to the support member due to an action of a resultant force of a force acting from the first transmission member rotated in the first direction on the second transmission member and a force acting from the third transmission member on the second transmission member, and

wherein the second region is formed as a result of decentering of the shaft hole in a fourth direction reverse to the third direction with respect to the support member due to an action of a resultant force of a force acting from the first transmission member rotated in the second direction on the second transmission member and a force acting from the third transmission member on the second transmission member.

2 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the support member includes:

a support shaft inserted through the shaft hole; and

a base portion that supports the support shaft,

wherein an outer peripheral surface of the support shaft includes:

a first peripheral surface having a first diameter and being on a leading end side of the support shaft; and

a second peripheral surface having a second diameter larger than the first diameter and being on further toward a root side of the support shaft than the first peripheral surface, and

wherein the groove is provided in the first peripheral surface.

3 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the second region gradually increases in diameter to be connected to the base portion.

4 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the support member is made of a resin material, and the support shaft and the base portion are integrally molded.

5 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the groove extends in a direction along a rotation axis line of the second transmission member.

6 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the groove is provided in plurality.

7 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the groove is provided so as to include the first region and the second region in a direction along a rotation axis line of the second transmission member.

8 . The drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first transmission member, the second transmission member, and the third transmission member is a gear.

9 . A recording apparatus comprising:

a recording portion that records an image on a sheet;

a conveying portion that conveys the sheet; and

the drive transmission mechanism according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drive transmission mechanism transmits a drive force from the conveying portion.

10 . The recording apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a sheet feeding portion that feeds the sheet to the conveying portion,

wherein the conveying portion has a conveyance roller for conveying the sheet, and

wherein the drive transmission mechanism transmits the drive force from the conveyance roller to the sheet feeding portion.

11 . The recording apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein, in a case where the second transmission member is rotated in the first direction, the conveyance roller is rotated so as to convey the sheet in a direction reverse to a conveyance direction, and

wherein, in a case where the second transmission member is rotated in the second direction, the conveyance roller is rotated so as to convey the sheet in the conveyance direction.