Image forming apparatus having a flexible cylindrical thin image carrier
US5937244A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/751
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image carrier device which includes a flexible cylindrical thin image carrier, a support member for supporting both ends of the image carrier and a cylindrical member having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the image carrier. The cylindrical member is disposed inside of the image carrier, wherein the cylindrical member is disposed at an interval between an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and an inner peripheral surface of the image carrier, such that the interval is smaller than the allowable deformation of the image carrier.
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