Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt unit, transfer unit, and image forming apparatus including a pressing member that presses an edge of a belt
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Application No.: US14660128Application Date: 2015-03-17
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Publication No.: US09897943B2Publication Date: 2018-02-20
- Inventor: Junpei Fujita , Naohiro Kumagai , Seiichi Kogure , Kazuki Yogosawa , Kenji Sugiura , Yuuji Wada , Yusuke Mitani
- Applicant: Junpei Fujita , Naohiro Kumagai , Seiichi Kogure , Kazuki Yogosawa , Kenji Sugiura , Yuuji Wada , Yusuke Mitani
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2014-055161 20140318; JP2014-153228 20140728
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/16

Abstract:
A belt unit is detachably attachable to a body of an image forming apparatus. The belt unit includes a belt, a pressing member, and a frame. The belt is wound around a plurality of supports to travel in a belt travel direction. The belt includes a base layer and an elastic layer. The pressing member presses warping on an edge of the belt. The frame supports the plurality of supports. The pressing member is positioned on the frame.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150268591A1 BELT UNIT, TRANSFER UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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