IP Library Granted Patent US 7,294,080
Granted Patent B2
US 7,294,080 · App. 10/844,396 · Granted Nov 13, 2007

Rotational drive device and processing device using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,294,080
App. No.
10/844,396
Granted
Nov 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotational drive device includes a drive motor and a drive transmission mechanism that are coupled together via an input coupling. The input coupling includes a coupling body that is coupled and fixed to an output shaft of the drive motor. A vibration damper that projects outward and damps vibration from the drive motor is disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the coupling body.

Claims (14)

1. A rotational drive device where a drive motor and a drive transmission mechanism are coupled together via an input coupling, wherein

the input coupling includes a coupling body that is coupled and fixed to an output shaft of the drive motor, and a vibration damper that damps vibration from the drive motor is disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the coupling body.

2. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the drive motor is a stepping motor.

3. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the drive transmission mechanism is a planetary speed-reducing mechanism.

4. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration damper is configured by a flywheel that uniformly projects in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion of the coupling body.

5. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration damper is configured by a member that is separate from the coupling body.

6. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration damper is integrally formed with the coupling body.

7. The rotational drive device of claim 4 , wherein the vibration damper is a flywheel with a thickness dimension that is shorter than the thickness direction dimension of the outer peripheral portion of the coupling body.

8. The rotational drive device of claim 4 , wherein the vibration damper is a flywheel including an elastic body.

9. The rotational drive device of claim 8 , wherein the vibration damper is a flywheel in which an annular member is coupled to the coupling body via the elastic body.

10. The rotational drive device of claim 4 , wherein the vibration damper is configured by a flywheel comprising an outer diameter that is three or more times the axial diameter of the drive motor.

11. The rotational drive device of claim 1 , wherein the drive motor includes a motor housing where at least part of the drive transmission mechanism housing is integrally disposed with part of the motor housing.

12. A printer comprising:

a rotational drive device where a drive motor and a drive transmission mechanism are coupled together via an input coupling, wherein the input coupling includes a coupling body that is coupled and fixed to an output shaft of the drive motor, and a vibration damper that damps vibration from the drive motor is disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the coupling body.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 28, 2025
From: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG; SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
To: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
Reel/Frame 070363/0555 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →