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Belt driving apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same

US6871036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateJul 23, 2003
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/755
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A belt driving apparatus which inhibits a belt meandering so as to improve a printing quality and rapidly starts a printing motion at a time of starting the apparatus such as a time of turning on power or the like, and an image forming apparatus using the same. The belt driving apparatus has an endless belt, a plurality of belt tension supports for supporting the belt in a tension manner, and a steering roller supported in a tiltable manner and compensating a meandering of the belt, and the belt driving apparatus is provided with a meandering compensation sensitivity adjuster for adjusting a belt meandering compensation sensitivity of the steering roller per an angle of incline.

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