Electrophotography – Image formation – Photoconductive member
Patent
1999-03-05
2000-07-11
Moses, Richard
Electrophotography
Image formation
Photoconductive member
399329, 198806, G03G 1520, G03G 2100
Patent
active
060885580
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an endless belt, a pair of belt winding rollers that wind and rotate the endless belt, and a belt shift detecting device that detects a belt shift. The image forming apparatus further includes a roller end moving device that moves one end of one of the belt winding rollers around its other end in response to the detection of a belt shift to suppress the belt shift to a predetermined range, and a belt surface contacting device that pressure contacts the surface of the endless belt. The belt surface contacting device is mounted on a frame that supports a shaft of the belt winding roller to be moved so that its contacting condition does not change during the movement of the belt winding roller moved by the roller end moving device.
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Kurotaka Shigeo
Yamada Masamichi
Moses Richard
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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