CLUTCH MECHANISM AND RECORDING DEVICE

To provide a clutch mechanism that can achieve a delay during drive switching with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A clutch mechanism comprises: a first gear 10; a second gear 20 disposed coaxially with the first gear 10; and a drive coupling member 40 that is disposed coaxially with the first gear 10, is drive-connected to the second gear 20 via a planetary gear 30, and rotates with driving force transmitted from the first gear 10 in a first direction in which rotation of the planetary gear 30 is allowed and the driving force is not transmitted to the second gear 20 and in a second direction opposite to the first direction in which the rotation of the planetary gear 30 is restricted and the driving force is transmitted to the second gear 20. In the clutch mechanism, the first gear 10 and the drive coupling member 40 are configured such that a time difference occurs after the rotation direction of the first gear 10 is switched from the first direction to the second direction until the driving force in the second direction is transmitted from the first gear 10 to the drive coupling member 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】簡易な構成により駆動切り替え時のディレイを実現することが可能なクラッチ機構を提供する。【解決手段】第１ギア１０と、第１ギア１０と同軸に配置された第２ギア２０と、第１ギア１０と同軸に配置され、遊星ギア３０を介して第２ギア２０と駆動連結され、第１ギア１０から伝達される駆動力によって、遊星ギア３０の自転が許容されて駆動力が第２ギア２０に伝達されない第１方向と、遊星ギア３０の自転が規制されて駆動力が第２ギア２０に伝達される前記第１方向と逆の第２方向と、に回転する駆動連結部材４０と、を備えるクラッチ機構において、第１ギア１０と駆動連結部材４０は、第１ギア１０の回転方向が第１方向から第２方向へ切り替わってから、第２方向の駆動力が第１ギア１０から駆動連結部材４０に伝達されるようになるまでの間に、時間差が生じるように構成されている。【選択図】図１