Patent · US Expired

Laser printer having a distance and tension controller

US6055396A · kind A · utility

50Cited by
11References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1998
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/017
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser printer which includes a photosensitive belt of a loop type having a seam at a portion where the ends overlap. The photosensitive belt circulates around a driving roller, a steering roller and a transfer backing roller, as well as passes between the transfer backing roller and a transfer roller. The laser printer also includes a distance controller which moves the transfer backing roller toward and away from the transfer roller.

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