Abstract: A brushless motor (6) includes: a rotor (25), which rotates about a rotational axis (AX); and a stator (24), which is disposed around the rotor and comprises one or more coils (29). The rotor comprises a rotor core (31) and a rotor shaft (33), which is disposed in a shaft hole (60) of the rotor core. The rotor shaft includes: a thinner-diameter force-fitting segment (82), which is force-fit into the shaft hole with a first amount of force-fitting interference; and a thicker-diameter force-fitting segment (79), which is disposed at a location different from that of the thinner-diameter force-fitting segment in a front-rear direction parallel to the rotational axis and which is force-fit into the shaft hole with a second amount of force-fitting interference that is larger than the first amount of force-fitting interference.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording material loading unit, a transport unit, a detector, and a controller. A recording material is loaded in the recording material loading unit. The transport unit transports the recording material from the recording material loading unit to an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording material. The detector detects a transport state of the transported recording material on a way from the recording material loading unit to the image forming unit. The controller performs control to change a position in which a user is prompted to check the transport state of the recording material and display a countermeasure method, based on a determination criterion that is determined according to (i) the transport state of the recording material detected by the detector and (ii) recording material information on the recording material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording material loading unit, a transport unit, a detector, and a controller. A recording material is loaded in the recording material loading unit. The transport unit transports the recording material from the recording material loading unit to an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording material. The detector detects a transport state of the transported recording material on a way from the recording material loading unit to the image forming unit. The controller performs control to change a position in which a user is prompted to check the transport state of the recording material and display a countermeasure method, based on a determination criterion that is determined according to (i) the transport state of the recording material detected by the detector and (ii) recording material information on the recording material.