A power transmission device is capable of correctly adjusting relative
positions of two shafts in a direction of rotation even when the shafts
are rotationally driven, and comprises a hollow, outer shaft, to one end
of which a drive gear is fixed, an inner shaft, to one end of which a
carrier is fixed, and a planetary gear mechanism. The planetary gear
mechanism comprises a sun gear, planetary gears supported on a carrier,
and a ring gear having internal teeth and external teeth, the internal
teeth engaging with the planetary gears. A first gear and a second gear
on an input shaft, respectively, engage with outer teeth of the drive
gear and the ring gear. When the sun gear is made stationary and the
input shaft is rotationally driven, the outer shaft and the inner shaft
are rotated with the same number of revolutions in the same direction.
When the sun gear is rotated, a position of the inner shaft in the
direction of rotation is adjusted relative to the outer shaft.